Karma the Mechanism

Author(s): Hermann Kuhn
Publisher: Crosswind Publishing Germany

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SUTRAS
ATTRACTION TO KARMA
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The power with which we endow these four negative emotions and the ensuing actions determines to a great degree what stages of development we can access. The intensity of negative emotions attracts four types of karma: 1 - The most intense form overshadows our consciousness so totally
that we lose control over our actions while under the spell of these powerful energies. This intensity attaches us to error and erroneous intuition and blocks our orientation towards growth. The karmas we attract intensify our immersion in the first stage of development (mithyaktva) - the state of illusion, error and misconception of the mechanisms of this world. Since this is the only stage where karmas of this intensity can manifest, we endless repetition of incarnations on this level if we don't check
them. 2 - The second intensity does not overshadow us any more. Yet
though its power is less intense, it still is strong enough to render us incapable of correcting our action while under its influence, or acting in a more positive way. These karmas keep us in the fourth stage of development (avirata-samyaktva). They fully block our recognition of the Five Freedoms. Though in this stage we possess clear and flawless intuitive insight into the real mechanisms of this world, we are unable to transfer this insight sufficiently into action to progress further. If we don't put energy into changing our attitudes, our stay in the fourth stage may last
infinitely long. 3 - The third, moderate intensity allows only partial realization of
the Five Freedoms. It prevents our entry into the sixth stage of
development (pramatta virata). 4 - The fourth, mildest intensity blocks the perfect realization of the
Five Freedoms. Though only weak tendencies towards the four negative emotions remains, this nevertheless prevents us from reaching the tenth stage of development (suksma samparaya).