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first intensity of manah-paryaya - simple direct perception (rjumati).
2 - The dissolution of karma - Here we dissolve our re
maining karma once and for all. This path bypasses level 11 and leads via level 8, 9, 10, 12, 13 to level 14 and then to liberation. This path is the only way to liberation (moksa).
Complex direct perception (vipulamati) - the second, far more comprehensive intensity of manah-paryaya - becomes only accessible when we decide to fundamentally dissolve our remaining karma, - i.e. when we dispel our remaining attachments to the world we presently experience.
The ascent from stage 7 to stage 11 cannot be compared to any of the mechanisms we encounter in stage 1 to 4. Most people remain very long in stage 1 to 4 and experience the advance into a higher stage as something extraordinary, highly arduous and problematic at times.
However, as soon as we reach the fifth stage of development, our unfoldment of consciousness accelerates. Some of the higher stages permit only a short duration of stay, but we now experience this constant shift from one stage to another as something natural and comfortable.
Our frequent ascent from stage 7 to stage 11 can be compared to practicing an approach run. Like in training high jump, it is a preparation for taking the last hurdle before the full unfoldment of our consciousness.
Yet the decision to dissolve all our remaining karma instead of just choosing its mere suspension is not easy. Though we clearly decided for liberation on stage 7, subtle emotional bonds still attach us to this world. As long
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