Book Title: Soul Science Part 01
Author(s): Parasmal Agrawal
Publisher: Kundakunda Gyanpith

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________________ 172 Appendix (v) Āsādana: To attempt to block the truthful academic and spiritual message of other beings. (vi) Upaghāta: To attempt to destroy the truth by saying that it is false. (2) Darśanāvaraṇīya (Perception obscuring Karma): What causes its Asrava/bonding? The answer is the same as given above for urānāvaranīya Karma. (3) Vedaniya (Feeling Karma): Ācārya Umāsvāmī writes: Dukha- śoka-tāpākrandana-vadha-paridevanā-nyātmaparo bhaya-sthānānyasadavedyasya. (Tattvārthasūtra - 6.11) According to this Sūtra the following reasons lead to the Asrava of pain feeling (Asātā) Vedaniya Karma: (i) Suffering (Dukha): The experience/thought/feeling of misery. (ii) Sorrow (śoka): The experience/thought/feeling of sorrow or sadness. (iii) Agony (Tāpa): The experience/thought/feeling of agony (feeling bad about our loss/insult). (iv) Crying (Akrandana): The actions/thought/feeling of weeping out loudly. (v) Injury (Vadha): The actions/thought/feeling of injury to oneself or others. (vi) Lamentation (Paridevana): Weeping out loudly to attract attention and sympathy from others. Ācārya Umāsvāmi further writes: Bhuta-vratyanukampā dāna-sarāga-samyamādi-yogaḥ kṣāntihśauchamiti sadvedyasya. (Tattvārthasūtra - 6.12) According to this Sūtra the following reasons lead to the Asrava of pleasure feeling (Sätā) Vedaniya Karma: (i) Compassion (Anukampā): The experience/thought/ feeling of compassion towards all beings. (ii) Compassion towards the spiritually advanced persons (Anukampā towards Vrti): The experience/ thought feeling of compassion towards those who are on the spiritual path of liberation with some renunciation and vows. (iii) Charity (Dāna): To gift food, medicine, education material, time, polite and kind words, etc.

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