Guest guest Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Verse 225. Though he appears to men to be embodied, (the Sadhaka) (true spiritual aspirant) (himself) should understand that he is (in fact) bodiless; (for) by the giving up of the sense of " I am the body, " his body has been surrendered to the Current Karma.(Foot note(2) Foot Note(2) Karma (actions) have been sub-divided into three distinct categories: (a) prarabdha, those that have brought the present body into existence, and are the source of the pleasant and unpleasant experiences of the present life, (here styled the Current Karma), (b) agami, the category of Karma which will come to fruition in the next life (or future lives), and © sanchita, what is called the reserve Karma, out of which portions will pass into the other two categories in the course of successive lives. On the attainment of liberation, all the three (karmas or actions) cease to affect the Jivanmukta (Liberated); however, the current Karma (prarabdha) has (in fact) the power to fulfill itself on the body (of the Jivanmukta); but since he has really no body (or identification with the body), he is unaffected (although he may still appear to be). This quotation is from the book, Guru--Ramana- -Vachana- -Mala by " Who, published by Sri Ramanasramam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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