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This shows that karma stops the religious feelings anddoes not
give rise to pure feelings and desires. These pure feelings arise
only if efforts are made by contemplating on the different
bhavanas, thus breaking the previously accumulated karmas.

The job of karma is to give rise to sinful thoughts and desires
while the job of right efforts is to destroy karmas and give
rise to religious sentiments and desires.

Know the 8 karmas :

The 8 karmas are classified into 2 types - 4 Ghati karmas
and 4 Aghati karmas.
Ghati karmas means the one which totally obstruct the soul’s
original nature of infinite knowledge faith, etc. The rest are
Aghati karmas.

Aghati karmas include

i) shata-ashata vedniya karmas (karmas causing physical pain
and comfort)

ii) Ayushya karmas of all 4 gatis (karmas which lead to a
stipulated life span in all the 4 places of existence-humans,
animals, hell and heaven)

iii) High-low Gotra karma (karmas which lead to birth in a
noble family or a lower one)
iv) Good/bad Naam karma (karmas which decides the good
or bad structure of the body)

You will realise that none of these karmas can give rise to
good or bad feelings in the heart.

i) Gyanavarniya karma envelops the soul by ignorance.

ii) Darshanavarniya karma obstructs right vision and is
responsible for sleep.

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