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Spirituality - Triumph Over Inner Nature
With the knowledge of Karmic law, one can modify the future chain of events by abstaining from ignoble thoughts or improper actions that can result in adverse consequences, but in doing so, one cannot totally escape the binding terms of this cause and effect phenomenon and get exempted from undergoing the fruits of one's karma for ever. Willy nilly, we have to fulfil our part in the obligatory cycle of events under the karmic law. Is there any way out from this slavery of soul to its predestination ? In other words, can there be any activity that does not generate this chain reaction ? Will this clockwork of perpetual motion - series of actions followed by their reactions - never cease ? After settling the fundamental issues like the existence of soul, the yonder world, reincarnation and karma principle with finality, deliberative minds face this important question, How to secure exemption from the karmic cycle ? What makes this clockwork tick and what can put a stop to its motion ? These are the crucial points of our concern.
In physics, the law of action and reaction being equal and opposite prevails and keeps the cycle of perpetual motion going, with reaction following every action. However, a rare exemption to this rule has been noted. To study the state of matter under various conditions, attempts have been made to lower the temperature to absolute Zero (-273.15 C), a proposition almost impossible to achieve in actual practice; however, during such attempts, scientists have noticed an
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