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Though the path of absolution was at my disposal, yet I lowered my own soul through illusion ! Just as a man who has got a kingdom goes begging, so I wandered in this world, though absolution was within my reach!
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In this manner the Dhyana in which one meditates on the obstacles or difficulties arising from attachment and such other passions, and on the means to surmount them, is called Apaya Dhyana.
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Vipāka [ Maturation] is the result of : Karma. It is of two kinds, good and bad. It
is variously experienced by the embodied souls
through its association with matter, space, : tinte, disposition of mind and existence.
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The good Vipäka (maturation] of Karmic forces associated with matter ( Dravya ) is seen in having pleasant objects, and the bad Vipäka, in having unpleasant objects. The good Vipāka associated with space is in the residence in confortable houses etc., while the other Vipäka, in the residence in uncomfortable dwellings etc.
