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98 RAJA YOGAhave the fruits of Karma. Just as the paddy loses its power ofsprouting when the husk is removed, so also, the Karmas losetheir power of bringing fruits when the Klesas (husk) are destroyedby the Yogi. The Yogi destroys the Klesas by gettingdiscrimination between Prakriti and Purusha.It is not that one action is the cause of one life only. As wesee in our lives different sorts of experiences, happy and painful,we infer that many ripe Karmas amongst the accumulatedSanchita join togetherand bring one life. One important Karmawill direct the course of this life. lt will be the ruling factor of this!ife. Many small Karmas will bring sometimes pleasure andsometimes pain. lf you do any action, the tendency to repeatsuch actions (or Vasanas to goad you to do similar actions) areformed. lf the tendencies are good, you will have to increasethem through Viveka or discrimination.lf the tendencies are bad you will have to restrain themthrough Vairagya. You must try to do virtuous actions. Jiva cando actions in the otherworlds also to a smal! extent. But, generallyHeaven or Svarga is a world for enjoyments only. ThisMrityu Loka (world of mortals) only is Karma Bhumi or world ofactions.There are only three kinds of actions viz., white (virtuous),black (vicious) and white-black (mixed actions). The actions ofa Sannyasi are neither white nor black. The impressions ofwhite actions brought about by the practice of Kriya Yoga destroythe black ones which have not beguh to fructify. White actionsbring pleasure. Black actions bring pain.14. Fruits of Afflictionst ArqqnknqstT' grqrgrQgdr(l 11- 14t they, 6R pleasure, gftilFt pain, s.dt: fruits, guq virtue,ergu{ vice, fildr( cause.They (class, life and experience) have pleasure or pain astheir fruit according to the cause, virtue or.vice.