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still we do not get the object due to some unfavourable and accidental circumstances. In this sense, we find that the operation of antarāya karma is directly connected with the internal factors of the individual and not with the objects which are external. The circumstances play an important part in the determination of the act of possession of the objects. Sometimes, the lābhāntarāya karma may not have origin to express itself, even then it is possible that we may not get the objects. In some situations even with the operation with the rise of the lābhāntarāya karma, we may get the objects. The bhogāntarāya and upbhogāntarāya karmas are also directly related to the inherent energy of atman and not with external things. The same position is true about vīryāntarāya.
Therefore what is primarily important is that the antarāya karma obstructs the infinite energy of atman (ananta virya) and is not directly related to get or not get the external things.
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THE INTENSITY OF KARMIC EXPERIENCE
The intensity of the experiences of kārmic fruition is primarily dependent upon the emotional set and the operation of kaşayas. If the kaşāyas (emotional set) is intense, the kārmic experienc’s will also be intense, it would give rise to păpa karma and if the kaşāyas are not intense the kārmic experiences would not be intense, it would give rise to punya karma.
KARMA-PRADEŠA
An empirical individual (jiva) is constantly engaged in activity through body, mind and speech. Due to these activities karmic particles flow into the soul and envelope the soul. The extent of the enveloping of obscuration of the kārmic particles into the soul is referred to as karma-pradega. The influx of the kārmic particles into the soul are distributed into'eight types of kārmic particles and they envelope the soul in their own way. There is bondage. The ayu karma receives the least of the amount of the kārmic particles among those which are glued to the soul. Nāma karma and gotra karma have a little more share than that of ayu karma, but equal share of the kārmic
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