The distinction between an _in-force_ and a universal force is this:--

The latter is a something existing of itself, a something existing of

its own authority, _i.e._ a creation of faith; _whilst an in-force has

being solely in dependence upon its material_, only with the help of

the material worked up by it. As “heat,” “light,” “electricity,” and so

forth, are words of no meaning in the absence of a material in which to

manifest themselves, so _in-force_ Kamma, is a word of no meaning in

the absence of its material.

This material of Kamma is by the Buddha called the _Khandhas_.

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