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Q. Why so ? How can our birth cycle reduce because of
positive feelings ?

A. It’s an accepted fact that,

 If one is thrown into the dungeons of hell or any other
such dreadful births, then a sinful mind, violent activities,
passionate feelings of lust, hatred etc. are bound to be
prevalent.

 On the other hand, if one attains a good birth, then noble
thoughts, religious intentions and activities, non-attachment
towards the maerial world are easy to cultivate.

Now, if one repeatedly cultivates positive feelings, it leads to
Punyanubandhi Punya* which eventually leads to a good birth
enriched with noble thoughts and religious actions. This is
turn results in a good birth and noble acts. Thus a successive
series of good births is ensured. Dreadful births of hell and
animal species will not form a major part of the birth cycle.
And thus, it can be said that ‘Positive feelings have the
power to reduce one’s birth cycle.’

Every birth offers its natural gift to each of its candidate --

 Noble thoughts and actions in a noble birth and
 A sinful mind and actions in a low birth.

What does it mean ?

Once, you fall in the dungcons of some low-grade birth,
you are entrapped by a sinful mind, violent activities and
passionate feelings of love, hatred, greed, etc. Where will
you reach next ? Ofcourse, a low-grade birth. What to do
there ? Again strengthen the same sinful mind. Thus, a series
of successive low-grade births continues.

* Punyanubandhi Punya – That Punya which inturn leads to cultivation
of new Punya.
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