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But such wholesome and praiseworthy vibrations are rather rare.
Let us now examine the fourth cause. Karmic corpuscles are attracted by the activities of mind speech and body and stick to the soul. Just as there are two kinds of vibrations, good and bad, wholesome and harmful, so also these activities can be classified as good and bad, beneficial and deleterious. The mind can think good of another; the speech can be pleasant and truthful and the body can show good behavious towards others. The Karmas which bind the soul as a result of good activities of this triplicity bring happiness to the soul at the time of their fruition.)
Friends, we have examined four causes for the inflow of Karma in the soul.
Like the pipes that carry water to the reservoir, the four causēs are conduit pipes attached to the soul through which Karmic particles flow in. The water of Karmic particles stream gushing from the four pipes. Just as the soul is marching ahead on the spiritual plane towards liberation from the thraldom of Karma, the pipes get more and more choked up. It is the first pipeline that foremost gets closed and then second, third, fourth lines follow in order.
When all the four pipelines get closed, not a single particle of Karmic water is able to make its way in the reservoir of the soul. The old Karmic water that had accumulated in the soul gets dried up by the warm sunshine of fast, penance, renunciation and other spiritual practices. The soul then attains release from the bondage of Karma.)
The state of the soul free from any contact of Karma is the unfoldment of its highest status of Godhead or liberation. With the removal of all Karmic coverings, the effulgent light of omniscience shines out.
Friends, in order to remove the entire batallions of Karma cleaving to the soul, not allowing a single particle to stay behind, two methods should be adopted to achieve this end.
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