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

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________________ SUTRAS ATTRACTION TO KARMA 75 7 - overcoming the hardships we may confront while striving for freedom from all karmic limitations 8 - protecting others and removing obstacles on their path to ul timate freedom 9 - supporting others on their path to ultimate freedom by pay ing attention to their special needs (e.g. by preparing espe cially pure food etc.) 10 - respect and reverence for the omniscient 11 - respect and reverence for those who publicly represent and propagate freedom from all karmic limitations 12 - respect and reverence for those who teach how to reach free dom from all karmic limitations 13 - respect for the knowledge conveyed by the scriptures 14 - teaching others how to gain freedom from all karmic limita tions 15 - carrying out six simple daily practices30 16 - deep compassion and understanding for all who strive for the ultimate freedom. (24) 30 1 - purification - making amends for thoughts, words and actions we recognize as wrong 2 - appreciation - to realize how seldom we gain access to effective methods that free us from karmic limitations 3 - support - helping those striving for liberation 4 - study. - receiving inspiration and guidance from descriptions how to reach freedom from karmic limitations 5 - freedom - visualizing how free we would be once we would not need to protect, maintain, repair, clean or present objects we re gard as our own 6- meditation - visualizing our feelings when we are free from all karmic restrictions, visualizing our self as liberated, realizing the transitory nature of the material world and how briefly we only stay here etc. Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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