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assists the increase in the intensity of the kärmic experience. Similarly, after the rise of the karma, it is not possible to increase the intensity of experience. The increase in the intensity of karma would not be possible if it is already increased, because if the increase of intensity is further increased, there would be no increase of intensity of karmic experience and there would be no end to the process of increase. 2. The increase in the intensity of karmic experience would not be possible in the cases where the increase in the intensity will take palace in future date. 3. The rise of the karmic particles will not give occasions to intensities, if the karmic particles are weak after its rise. 4. The rise and the intensity of karmic particles will be possible only in such cases where there is not yet the rise and increase of the intensity of karma, but where there is potentiality and capacity for the increase of the karmic intensity.
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Sometimes, the rise of the karmic process takes place by itself and in such cases there is no need to do self-effort. When the duration of karmic bondage is over, the rise of the karmic process takes place by itself. It is ripe for the rise and therefore no special efforts on the part of the jiva are necessary for effecting the rise.
Gautama asked Mahāvīra, 'Bhagavan ! when the karmic process is about to rise, but which has not yet risen and which is capable of rising (udīraṇā yogya) and increase, in such cases when the increase in the intensity of karmic process takes place and we say that individual effort, the strength of the individual jīva in these cfforts and the capacity (bala) and the near energy (vīrya) are necessary to operate or are not necessary.
Mahavira said, that jiva helps the process of rise and increase of the karmic process which are not yet risen cannot be made to rise and increase in intensity, 2
In this process, the one's destiny and the efforts of the individual jiva are both necessary. Due to the individual efforts the jiva effects
1 Vyakhyāprajñapti 1, 3, 35, 2 Bhagavati 1, 3, 35.
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