To me it sounds like someone (maybe the preacher's wife, but I think it doesn't necessarily has to be taken literally, could just be someone "forbidden") is trying to seduce him, always looking at him, making eye contact. It drives him crazy because he knows he can't do anything with her but can't stop himself from having thoughts about her either. She makes him want something he can't have and makes it harder by seeking his attention.
I don't really understand the stealing the karma and selling it to the farmer bit. Maybe she stole the (good)karma he built up before, by making him think or want "wrong" things. Maybe the selling to the farmer expresses that the karma was taken for nothing, she didn't take it for herself. But I'm just guessing.
I find gfy's interesting too, I didn't look at it that way. Could very well be the meaning too.
To me it sounds like someone (maybe the preacher's wife, but I think it doesn't necessarily has to be taken literally, could just be someone "forbidden") is trying to seduce him, always looking at him, making eye contact. It drives him crazy because he knows he can't do anything with her but can't stop himself from having thoughts about her either. She makes him want something he can't have and makes it harder by seeking his attention. I don't really understand the stealing the karma and selling it to the farmer bit. Maybe she stole the (good)karma he built up before, by making him think or want "wrong" things. Maybe the selling to the farmer expresses that the karma was taken for nothing, she didn't take it for herself. But I'm just guessing.
I find gfy's interesting too, I didn't look at it that way. Could very well be the meaning too.