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Karma
and the Sources
of
Actions, Speech, and Thoughts
by
Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati
SwamiJ.com
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Desire
combines with Samskaras:
In
the previous section on the Emotion of Desire itself (Kama),
desire is seen to be its own motivating force. It is a coloring,
so to speak, which then associates with the latent impressions
(Samskaras) in the bed of the lake of the mind. There is one
essence of desire and many objects to which it might
associate. Thus, there may countless possibilities of
"desired objects," while there remains only one
coloring of desire itself. Desire
works in 1 of 2 ways: Once there is a particular desire (or
aversion, which is also a desire of sorts), there are only two
possibilities:
- You
do get what you want.
- You
do not get what you want.
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When desire is NOT fulfilled: If one's desire (kama) is not achieved or fulfilled, then there is the
emotion of frustration or anger, which is called krodha.
Anger results from unfulfilled desires that one has not learned
how to arrange, to pacify, or to understand. It means that there
is a desire that needs to be understood and resolved. Jealousy, matsarya,
comes when one doesn’t have something that he wants and someone
else does.
There are many other words that describe the subtleties
of emotional resistance when desires are not fulfilled.
However, they all involve a sort of "pushing against,"
similar to that with anger.
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When desire IS fulfilled: If one's desire (kama) is
achieved or fulfilled, then there is the emotion
of pride, or muda,
having what others do not. When
one attains what is longed for, then attachment comes; this attachment is called moha.
Moha is the incorrect sense that, “This is mine!” When one is attached to something,
one becomes greedy, which is called lobha.
Once there is attachment to something, it is as if one can never have enough.
There are many other words that describe the subtleties of
emotional attraction when desires are fulfilled. However,
they all involve a "drawing towards," similar to that
which comes with pride or greed.
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