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SUTRAS
HOW TO DISSOLVE KARMA
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SUTRA 17 एकादयो भाज्या युगपदेकस्मिन्नेकोनविंशतिः ॥ १७ ॥ Ekadayo bhajya yugapadekasminnekonavimshatih (17) A maximum of 19 obstacles can occur simultaneously. (17)
Below the tenth stage of development only a total of 19 obstacles may occur simultaneously because some obstacles exclude the appearance of others, - i.e. heat and coldness, the craving for stability (homelessness) and the fading of our intention to grow, vanity because of our great learning and ignorance.
SUTRA 18 सामायिकच्छेदोपस्थापनापरिहारविशुद्धिसूक्ष्म साम्पराययथाख्यातमिति चारित्रम् ॥ १८ ॥ Samayikachchhedopasthapanaparihararavishuddhisukshina samparayayathakhyatamiti charitram (18) Directing our activities (charitra) towards freedom from all karmic limitations means: - equanimity - restoring equanimity after we lost it - completing all unfinished activities - actively orienting our life towards expansion - implementing the activities and attitudes listed in this chapter. (18)
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