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3.21 kammamulam ca jam chaņam.
Karma is the root of violence. Bhāoyam Sutra 21
Violence is killing. Karma is the root of violence. The root of violence is investigated in the conditions of environment, chemical hormones and the like, but the root cause of violence is karma. The karma whose rising makes the soul indulge in violence is called the ‘source of injury to life.' 3.22 padilehiya savval4 samāyāya.
Pondering over the karma one should accept this truth. Bhajyam Sutra 22
After examining the karma in the aforesaid manner, one should accept the absolute truth that attachment and hatred are the root cause of karma. On the acceptance of the truth - 3.23 dohim amtehim adissamāne.
The detached person is not found as affected by
attachment and hatred. Bhāsyam Sūtra 23
A person has twofold character - character dominated by attachment, character dominated by hatred. A person dominated by attachment is known by his attachment, a person dominated by hatred is known by his hatred. A detached person is not affected by either of the two. His activities are not due to either attachment or hatred. And therefore he is not markable by these two natures." 3.24 tam pariņnāya mehāvi.
The intelligent should comprehend this. Bhagyam Sūtra 24
The state of stupor leads to evil, the state of wakefulness to good. Comprehending this, an intelligent person strives for wakefulness or getting rid of attachment and hatred. 3.25 vidittā logam, vamtā logasaņņam se maiyam parakkamejjāsi. - tti
bemi. The intelligent monk should know the 'world' of sensuous objects, and give up the 'world instinct' and should strive in self-restraint. Thus do I say.
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