Between ātmā and the deha there is a granthi, a tie, bought about by avidyā, ignorance. From that comes kāma followed by karma, old and new. By this three-stranded string, avidyā-kāma-karma, together called hṛdayagranthi, an individual is bound and is released when that knot is untied. Doing varieties of things only makes it more knotted since action stems from a failure to understand the original problem. As in untying a tangled ball of yarn, pulling at the wrong threads will only make the ball more tangled. You must get the "hang" of it; then the knot will resolve. Spiritually also, you must first understand that seeking a solution within saṁsāra is only complicating the problem. The problem is ignorance and to determine that you need viveka. Dharma, artha, kāma, mokṣa are the four strands hanging from the tangled ball of saṁsāra. If you pull on the first three, you are tightening the knots. Pursuing artha and kāma only create further problems and though dharma resolves problems to an extent it does not untie the fundamental knot. For that you have to remove avidyā. When you do, the knot resolves because there is no longer any doubt about whether ātmā is Brahman or limited, kartā or akartā, bhoktā or abhoktā.
Avidya-Kama-Karma : the triangle that entangles the body,mind & intellect.
Lack of knowledge leads to desires that lead to binding actions & the cycle continues....
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