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[ 270 ] but gradual destruction of the Karmaic matter attached to the soul.
From what has been said above, it is clear that the soul has been awakened from its slumber. The result of this is that in course of time self consciousness springs up in the soul which now strives to get forward in the direction of its final perfection.
The second and the third causes ( Kāraṇas ) help substantially in the process of awakening. The Ācāryas sãy that Apūrvakaraṇa referred to above is a process which continues for only two thirds of an hour. At this time what happens to the soul is that the karman attached to the soul becomes reduced in intensity of duration. In the Apūrvakaraņa the karmaic matter does not continue long and loses intensity.
The progressive development of the soul through the successive stages cannot take place unless it passes through all the spiritual impulses or káraņas. Gradually, the progress becomes perceptive. In course of time the duration of new karmas as well as their intensity becomes lessened. This is a very important psychological stage and has to be understood clearly. What happens is that the duration of karma is destroyed. Its intensity also is destroyed and there is the beginning of the construction of a complex series of karmaic atoms and there is a bondage of small duration, much smaller than what was known hitherto. In addition to these there happens in the soul what may be described as transference of karmaic matter known as gunasamkrama.1 This is a very important process in the study of karma for in guṇasthāna karma it is possible to transfer evil karma or inauspicious karma to a different type. On account of this transfer, karmaic matter which is transfered begins to increase. All this takes place before Apurvakarana process comes to an end. When the process comes to an end the knot has been fully cut and will not reappear.
From what has been described above, it seems that knot or granthi when once cut, does not and cannot reappear. In this T. Karma Praksti 20a--- H: TafeFETHETHTTISTAI 37777469241
स्थितानाम् अन्यकर्मस्वरूपेण व्यवस्थापनम् ।।
