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CHAPTER VI.
SAMVARA. It is clear from what has been said in the earlier chapters that karmic matter flows into the soul with every action, whether mental or physical, and that the fusion of spirit and matter takes place only when the soul is rendered receptive, or negative, in consequence of its desires. It would follow from this that complete freedom can be attained only by checking the continuous activity of mind and body which is the cause of fresh ásrava, and by the elimination of the accumulated deposit of karmic force from the soul. Hence, the first thing to do is to bring under control the organs of action which act as doorways to the ingress of the enemy. This amounts to saying that perfect control must be put on mind, body and speech, which are the three inlets for the particles of karmic matter to enter into the soul. The process of checking the inflow of fresh matter through these doorways is called samvara, which is of two kinds, namely, (i) bhäva samvara and (ii) dravya samvara. The former of these two kinds of samvara signifies the control of passions, emotions, likes and dislikes, and the latter, i.e., dravya samvara, the cessation of the influx of the particles of matter.
Now, since passions and emotions only arise by virtue
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