VIII

The man glued to the TV screen was distressed by what was going on , on his TV screen. The channel he switched appeared but in split seconds it either faded or disappeared or got distorted or disfigured or was interrupted by the channels he didn't click. What was wrong? He phoned the cable operator who came promptly to find these queer goings on , on the TV screen, which he failed to remedy. Ultimately he said , this was not unusual . This happens due to systemic defaults that are irreparable .

Don't , please don't raise eyebrows in utter disbelief , as the story is truer than even a believably true story , substantially though, not factually.

You, none else , but irbid you who is the TV viewer, glued to that which is akin to the TV screen , constituting the space that appears with eyes closed. Try yourself, switching any idea or line of thought from memory or from that what exists around. Try to stay on one single channel. Just for a few seconds, without interruptions. If train of thoughts don't intervene or interrupt , and if you are able to view your chosen channel as clearly as your TV screen outside does, you have a quality of mind that is pure enough, requiring no purification.

By purity is meant mastery over the thought process. A voluntary set of ideas running on the mental horizon , without uncalled for or unwarranted ones crisis crossing , is a state of mind that may be defined as pure. 

For God sake, please don't cover up your failure, by saying that this is usual and there is nothing unusual if the chosen channel doesn't appear clean and clear and is interrupted, intervened or interfered or even distorted. 

These unbridled train of thoughts do not appear only when eyes are closed. These run all through the day and night, while awake or asleep, motivating and prompting human actions, both which are either virtuous or vicious. 

These are not simple metal mechanisms. It may better be called machinations of the mind that the involuntary segment of the mind  captivates.

In order to analyse the law of karma, it is expedient to clearly deal with this aspect. 

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