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KARMA - THE MECHANISM
SUTRAS
- for how long karmic molecules stay bound to our interactive
karmic field (the duration) - the intensity with which karma manifests when it activates
and - how many karmic molecules are stored in our interactive karmic field.
(4) Karma affects eight areas of life. It therefore is classified into
eight main groups: 1 - karma that obstructs access to the five channels of knowl
edge (jnana-varana) 2 - karma that prevents insight and understanding (darshana
varana) 3 - karma that determines our feeling of life (vedaniya) 4 - karma that causes delusion (mohaniya) 5 - karma that determines the duration and place of future
embodiment(s) (ayu) 6 - karma that determines form and features of our body
(nama) 7 - karma that determines our status in our social
environment (gotra) 8 - karma that causes obstruction in life (antaraya).
(5) Each of the eight main groups of karma is subdivided into more
differentiated types: 1 - karma that obstructs access to the five channels of knowl
edge (jnana-varana) subdivides into 5 types 2 - karma that prevents insight and understanding (darshana
varana) subdivides into 9 types 3 - karma that determines our feeling of life (vedaniya) subdi
vides into 2 types
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