Jaina Karmaology

SR No.: 001654
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
Publication Year: 1998
Total Pages: 186
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Karma, & Tattvartha Sutra
File Size: 11 MB

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164 (western scholars have 3-5 primary and 15 other needs but karmically, they cover the above four areas. They may be physical like procuring the materials needs or psychical like satisfaction and comfortable state of mind). These needs require (3) transactions (karmas) psychologically and physically conditioned by attachment, aversion and rarely equanimity. In the psychological process of karma, the three processes operate in synchronisation. These integrated transactions lead to achievement or failure in the objective resulting in satisfaction or dissatisfaction cycle destroying tranquillity and stillness. The whole process is autonomous. The thinking about needs and methods to procure them indicates a state of personal dis-satisfaction and position of psychic disequlibrium. This is the effect of distorted misconcepts and infatuations.
The above cycle of transactions is mostly intranqulising creating frustration, tension, stress, anxieties, excitements, disturbance and uncomfortable mental state effecting the physical and psychological energy. It is the task of human beings that they act to set the disturbed equilibrium and acquire the comfortable state of mind through his modified transactions. The cycle of disturbed mental state has to be broken through preventive and curative measures involving equanimity and realistic attitudes, dynamism and mediation inculcating detachmental motivation for tranquillity. These processes are called unconditional in comparison to the need-based conditional transactions of normal types leading to karmic bondage resulting in satisfaction or dissatisfaction.
It is normal that all transactions (bonded karmas) are realised (resulting) in terms of positive or negative physical and/or psychical satisfaction in due course of time. They are mostly of outward direction rather than in-ward one. They are civil transactions rather than spiritual transactions. They effect the self, non-living, society and psychological instincts. These distorted effects can only be set in right direction through realistic perception, insight and internalisation of lifestyle. It is only the spiritual transactions which generate stress-free tranquillity and joy which requires to change motivation at root-level. It will promote desirable transactions leading to fulfill the objects of Karma theory to move on to the path of tranquillity. The detached and enlightened souls have the absolute form of these qualities resulting in liberation.