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Karma
and the Sources
of
Actions, Speech, and Thoughts
by
Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati
SwamiJ.com
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Deep impressions
drive Karma: There
are many layers and levels of Samskaras, the stored impressions
resulting from actions and desires, asleep in the unconscious.
Latent, but with potential: In
their latent form, these Samskaras have no immediate impelling
force to action, but only the potential for such action. These
are the driving force of our Karma. Sometimes the Samskaras
become active, and then they motivate and control the mind and the emotions,
which in turn leads to the possibility of actions (Karma). Sleeping
desires: Just as a person may sleep, these latent impressions are
usually asleep, so to speak. It is only when they become active that
they stir into active desires. |
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be examined and purified: To make progress in
regulating Karma, the Samskaras
need to be examined and purified, which means to gradually
attenuate their intensity, until they can finally be completely
purified in the inner fire of pure consciousness. This is an
important part of the process of Yoga Meditation and Yoga Nidra as tools to deal
with Karma.
We must deal with both: If we want the
higher spiritual freedoms and insights, it is necessary not only to deal with
the external actions or behavior, but also with the deep impressions or
Samskaras. These must be systematically encountered, weakened, eliminated, and
transcended.
See the beginning of this article:
The relationship of Samskaras to the whole of the process of karma,
and this relationship is also explained at the beginning of this
article.
See also these articles:
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