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Ethics of Responsibility
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in the way of soul's progress in the spiritual journey. So long as they exist, salvation is away. The rest are not so dangerous and if the first four are destroyed, the rest cling to the self only till life time.
This detailed classification of different types of Karwas explains the diversities and complexities, incongruities and inequities of life in general. It conveys a lesson of responsibility that each one of us is put in a particular situation --- good or bad-as a result of our own past or present action - both mental and physical, that the things donc by us can also be undone by us and that our future is in our own hands. It is said 'Kacava Kammana Na Mokkha Atthi' micans There is no salvation without enjoying the fruits of action'. It is therefore futile to blame others for our ills. If one realizes this apparently simple fact, how peaceful the life on our earth would be.
Duration of Karmic Bondage
For what length of time the self is letterred by this Karmic bondage ? It is believed that the time duration of a karmic bondage is automatically determined at the time when that bondage is 'earned' and its length entirely depends upon the nature and character of the karma done by us. However, the fruits of our karmas would not necessarily come out for enjoyment soon or during this very life. One may have to be confronted with these fruits even in next life or lives. If the fruits of good karmas predominate during a particular life the fruits of bad oncs may not come to surface soon, and vice versa. Nature of Bondage
Similarly the intensity of a karinic bondage also depends upon the naturo and character of the Karmas. If a karma is done with great intensity, in other words if Blava-karma prompting an action is strong, the bondage, good or bad, 1. "FUTOT #FAROT Ef state offri", Uttaradhyayana-Sūtra, 13/9.
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