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These three channels activate automatically and immediately as soon as the karma that blocked our access is partially or fully dissolved. We instantly become aware of the newly accessible range of knowledge. We do not depend on external factors to alert us to our ability to gain insight through these channels.
SUTRA 13 मतिः स्मृतिः संज्ञा चिन्ताभिनिबोध इत्यनान्तरम् ॥ १३ ॥ Matih smrtih sanjna chinta abhinibodha ityanarthantaram (13) - Recollection (of something known before, but presently not in
contact with our senses) (sinrtil) - recognition (of an object known before, when the object itself or something similar or markedly dissimilar is presented to our senses) (sanjna) - induction (reasoning on the basis of observation) (chinta) - deduction (reasoning by inference) (abhinibodha) are also considered sensory knowledge (mati). (13)
Recollection, recognition, induction and deduction are senseperception (Inati) because they are generated by the mind which the Tattvarthasutra considers a sense-organ as well.
Recollection, recognition etc. can make us aware of areas of knowledge that - after the dissolution of karma - became accessible to us, but which we never consciously explored.
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