Philosophy of Soul and Matter

Author(s): Chitrabhanu, Clare Rosenfield
Publisher: Jain Meditation International Center

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The old parents did not understand. Once they met me and asked: “What does he mean-we have to have his eyes? Is there something wrong with our eyes? Don't we have the same eyes?" .
It is a question of connection, of vibration. Something joins together. As long as that heart connection is there, people grow. They tolerate each other's shortcomings. They come together in a positive karmic relationship-not to bind and possess, but to free, fulfill, and uplift. In this way, karmas are seen as a beautiful path to growth. Taking the hand of a friend, a partner, a teacher, a child, each other, we grow.
Now let us see how, according to the ancient philosophy we have our part in anything which happens in the universe in relation to us. For example a person who has a dislike for learning, knowledge, or books creates inside himself a very angry feeling for anyone or anything connected with knowledge. According to those vibrations of anger, the person is drawing karmic particles which will obscure his or her vision.
These karmas are called intuition-obscuring or knowledge-obscuring karmas. Depending on the