Book Title: Karma the Mechanism
Author(s): Hermann Kuhn
Publisher: Crosswind Publishing Germany

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________________ SUTRAS HOW TO DISSOLVE KARMA 153 - heat - annoyance by insects - defenselessness - ennui, boredom, discontent, lethargy, laziness, indifference - distraction - 'homelessness' (the craving for - material and emotional - stabil ity) - 'sitting' (on the intention to get going without ever beginning to move) - 'sleeping' (the fading of our intention to grow) - insults, slander, abuse - obstruction (of our progress by external factors) - unwillingness to accept necessary help from others or to ask for support (overcoming our pride) - failure in the attempt to obtain help - illness - pain - lack of sincerity (the spoiling of our intentions) - praise (by someone whose admiration we disprove) or irrever ence (by someone whose opinion we value) - vanity (because of our great learning) - lack of knowledge, ignorance, (the feeling that we never have sufficient knowledge to successfully pursue freedom from all karmic limitations) - disappointment in the effectiveness of our knowledge (because we fail to gain supernatural powers). (9) These obstacles may arise once we direct our life towards controlling and dissolving karmic processes. Yet they do not need to occur; they are listed here only to alert us so they may not divert us from our path. Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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