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LESSON 9 INAUSPICIOUS KARMIC MATTER - A REAL
The inauspicious karmic matter is bound by soul through internal inauspicious states of the soul. When the inauspicious karmic matter rises to give its fruits, the soul experiences miseries of various kind, it continues to transmigrate in all the four broad life-species, does not attain pleasure and Religion. Evil acts that cause the acquisition of this inauspicious karmic matter are of eighteen kinds. They are called Adhara Papa Sthanakas.
Adhāra Pāpa Sthanakas 1. Hinsä : Violence. To destroy life-force of a living being, to torture and cause pain and distress to a living being. Internal states of soul, viz. attachment etc. are regarded as internal hirisā or himsä from the transcendental standpoint
2. Asatya : Untruthfulness. To speak what is false or improper in order to gain some money or worldly pleasure.
3. Chori : Theft. To take any thing without the permission of its owner.
4. Maithuna : Copulation. Primary and secondary sex acts. To indulge in such acts and seek sexual pleasure.
5. Parigraha : Accumulation of wealth. To accumulate and possess so many things - sentient and insentient.
6 Krodha : Anger, speaking loudly harsh words, taking offence, jealousy, not being on speaking terms.
7 Māna : Pride. To be proud of one's greatness, beauty, virtue etc, saying 'I am great' 'I am beautiful/ handsome' 'I am virtuous' etc.
8 Māyā : Deceit. To indulge in fraud, treachery, cheating.
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