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अध्यवसितेन बंधः सत्त्वान् मारयतु मा वा मारयतु । एष बंधसमासो जीवानां निश्चयनयस्य ॥ २७४ ।।
274. Bondage is caused by impure thought-activity, whether you kill or do not kill living beings. From the real point of view this is the epitome of the bondage of souls.
Commentary. A person sitting in a lonely place may be harbouring an intention and making a resolve of killing or injuring another. He has not yet taken any practical steps, yet his thought-activity will at the very moment of its conception cause bondage of demeritorious Karmas. One who desires to be free from bondage, must not therefore even think of doing harm to another. He must have a calm mind with no attachment.
एवमलिये अदत्ते अब्रह्मचेरे परिग्गहे चेव । कीरदि अज्झवसाणं जं तेण दु वज्झदे पावं ॥ २७५ ॥ एवमलीकेऽदत्तेऽब्रह्मचर्ये परिग्रहे चैव । क्रियतेऽध्यवसानं यत्तेन तु बध्यते पापं ॥ २७५ ॥
275. Similarly, whenever there is impure thinking as regards falsehood, appropriation of what is not given, unchastity, or worldly belongings, demeritorious Karmas are thereby bound. तय भचोजे सच्चे वंभे अपरिग्गहत्तणे चेव । कीरदि अन्झवसाणं जं तेण दु वज्झदे पुरणं ॥२७६ ॥
तथापि चाचौर्ये सत्ये ब्रह्मणि अपरिग्रहत्वे चैव । क्रियतेऽध्यवसानं यत्तेन तु बध्यते पुण्यं ॥ २७६ ॥
276. Similarly, by thoughts directed to abstinence from stealing, falsehood, unchastity, and possessions meritorious Karmas are bound.
Commentary.
A man may not come into contact with others, and may not perform any practical actions, yet the fact that he has adopted
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