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universe. And a few of its species are mentioned in order to bring home the countless varieties of influx.
Owing to the presence of anger, these arise in oneself, in others and sometimes in both. All these promote the influx of karmas (asadvedya), which cause unpleasant feeling. If it were 80, why should the followers of Arbat practise and preach to others such things as pulling out the hair, fasting and standing in the sun and so on? These cause sufferings to themselves and to others. It is true, but there is nothing wrong in it. Sufferings caused by internal passions such as anger can alone lead to the influx of karmas which cause unpleasant feeling. Now a compassionate surgeon operates a boil on the body of an ascetic free from stings. Though there is cause for suffering, yet there is no bondage of sin. For the presence of mere external cause (without the presence of passion) does not produce influx. So also the ascetic, turning away from the great misery of worldly existence and determined to destroy its cause, practises what is laid down in the scriptures with perfect equanimity in order to attain emancipation. Since there is no evil feeling or wrath or anger even in the presence of suffering, there is no bondage of demerit. Two verses are quoted here.
“Mere pain or pleasure is not the object in curing the disease of a person undergoing treatment. But the person undergoing treatment experiences either pain or pleasure. So also mere pain or pleasure is not the object aimed at by a person following the path to liberation. But a person seeking salvation experiences either pain or pleasure.”
The causes, that lead to the influx of karmas which bring about unpleasant feeling, have been described. Now the causes of the influx of karmas which produce pleasant feeling are described. भूतव्रत्यनुकम्पादानसरागसंयमादियोगः शान्तिः शौचमिति सद्वेद्यस्य ॥ १२ ॥ Bhūtavratyanu kampādānasarāgasamyamādiyogah kşāntiḥ saucamiti sadvedyasya
(12) 12. Compassion towards living beings in general and the devout in particular, charity, asceticism with attachment etc.
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