What are the causes of soul’s degradation?
When a soul is moved by its (a) Lower loves for various kinds of pleasure, for their own sake, and binds itself with various pleasure-giving objects, for pleasure’s sake. (b) lower hates or ill-will towards any living or non-living being, that may be opposed to or be a hindrance to any of its pleasure or pleasure-giving objects, it is led to (a) Various kinds of falsehoods in relation to itself and other; (b) Various kinds of wrongs in relation to itself and others and is thereby degraded.
