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287. The saints who do not entertain these and such other impure thoughts are not besmeared by bad and good Karmas.
Commentary. Saints in high spiritual stages from the 7th onwards are all deeply absorbed in self-contemplation and are free from any good or bad thought-activity. Those in the 6th spiritual stage of imperfect vows, when not engaged in meditation have the good thought-activities of doing good to others. Laymen in the 5th and 4th stages also are subject to good and bad thought-activities in their different occupations and dealings with others. All these bind Karmas according to their passions.
जा संकप्पवियप्पो ता कम्म कुणइ असुहसुहजणयं । अप्पसरूवा रिद्धी जाय ण हियए परिप्फुरई ॥ २८८ ॥ यावत्संकल्पविकल्पौ तावत्कर्म करोत्यशुभशुभजनकं । श्रात्मस्वरूपा ऋद्धिः यावत् न हृदये परिस्फुरति ॥ २८८॥
288. So long as there is an identification of the self with the non-self, or feelings of joy and sorrow, and so long as the realization of the nature of the soul does not shine out in the heart, the soul does actions productive of good and bad Karmas.
Commentary.
The soul indulges in doing bad and good deeds, so long as it does not recognize its own self and does not give up intimacy with the non-self. A right believer has deep regard for self-advancement and so all his actions are directed to that aim only. All the virtuous practices followed by him are due to his inability to keep himself fixed in self-absorption for want of strong soul power. But he does not identify himself with them.
वुद्धी ववसाओविय अज्झवसाणं मदीय विरणाणं । इकट्ठमेव सव्व चित्तं भावोय परिणामो ॥ २८६ ॥ बुद्धिर्व्यवसायोऽपि च अध्यवसानं मतिश्च विज्ञानं । एकार्थमेव सर्व चित्तं भावश्च परिणामः ॥ २८६ ॥
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