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title	:	Karma and Creativity SUNY Series in Religion
author	:	Chapple, Christopher.
publisher	:	State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0887062512
print isbn13	:	9780887062513
ebook isbn13	:	9780585076317
language	:	English
subject	Karma, Hinduism--Doctrines.
publication date	:	1986
lcc	:	BL2015.K3C46 1986eb
ddc	:	294.5/22
subject	:	Karma, Hinduism--Doctrines.

Page iv Karma and Creativity

Christopher Chapple State University of New York Press

Page v Published by State University of New York Press, Albany 1986 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotation embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Chapple, Christopher. Karma and creativity. Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Karma. 2. HinduismDoctrines. I. Title. BL2015.K3C46 1986 294.5'22 85-17339 ISBN 0-88706-250-4 ISBN 0-88706-251-2 (pbk.) 10 9 8 7 6 5

Page vi to Gurani* Ajali

Page vii SUNY SERIES IN RELIGION Robert C. Neville, Editor

Page viii Contents Preface xi One The Problem of Action 1 Two Action and Origins in the Vedas, the Upanisads*, and the Samkhya* Karika* 9 Three Primacy of Mind According to the Upanisads*, the Yoga and Lankavatara* Sutras*, and the Yogavasistha* 33 Four Effort in the Mahabharata* and the Yogavasistha* 55 Five Karma and Creativity 81 Appendix 1: A Translation of Mahabharata* XIII:6 95 Appendix 2: Three Chapters from the Mumuksuprakaranam* of the Yogavasistha* 103 Notes 115 Bibliography 127 Glossary and Index of Sanskrit Terms 137 General Index 141

Page ix Acknowledgements I am grateful to several people who have assisted in the birthing of this small volume. The members of my dissertation committee at Fordham University John B. Chethimattam, Anne Feldhaus, and Thomas Berry helped see me through that critical first passage into the fields of theology and indology. C.T. Shen, Richard A. Gard, Christopher S. George, Hannah Robinson, Janet Gyatso, Lorraine Frey, and Jane Abritis, my former colleagues at the Institute for Advanced Studies of World Religions, have been immensely supportive. Concurrently, many insights and much encouragement were received from colleagues and friends at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, including Antonio T. deNicols, Thomas J.J. Altizer, Steve Odin, Sal Familia, Robert Goldenberg, Robert C. Neville, Sung-bae Park, and Peter Manchester. I am especially grateful to my wife, Maureen Shannon Chapple, and to the staff of Yoga Anand Ashram, particularly Yogi Anand Viraj* and Gurani* Anjali*. It was one brief epigram spoken by Gurani* Anjali* that served as the seed which prompted

Page x the fruit that follows: "Desire is the root of creation. As you will, so you will be." CHRISTOPHER CHAPPLE DEPARTMENT OF THEOLOGY LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

Page xi Preface The word karma has become part of the English language. From the lyrics of popular music to sometimes fantastic accountings for otherwise unexplainable occurrences, the concept of karma has found a home in contemporary Western culture. In the process, it has come to be understood as equivalent to fate and associated with forces beyond human control. It is also used freely and interchangeably with notions of reincarnation. However, this array of meanings and implications adds a great deal to the Sanskrit definition and textual usage of the word; in its pure sense, karma simply refers to action. Because texts mentioning karma often state that actions of the past and present will carry over and influence actions of the future, some interpretors have seen only damning possibilities in this operation. However, the mechanics of karma can also be regarded as incentive to better oneself, to strive to create action in a purposeful fashion. To rekindle memory of the latter interpretation of karma, this book provides a tour through several texts of Indian religious traditions that discuss

Page xii human action in a positive light. These include portions of Vedic and Upanisadic* literature, the

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