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The Yamik [Yamik] preface makes it clear that the soul's existence is eternal and bound by karma. In this situation, a question naturally arises: which comes first, the soul or karma? If the soul comes first, then the binding of karma with it must be considered "saadi" [saadi] from the time it occurred. The Jain perspective's solution is that karma is "saadi" [saadi] in relation to the individual and "anaadi" [anaadi] in relation to the flow. But how long will the flow of karma continue? No one except the omniscient knows or can tell, because the future, like the past, is infinite. Some individuals may doubt that all beings are soul-filled and that the characteristic of the soul is knowledge, then why don't all beings have equal knowledge? The answer is that the soul is indeed full of knowledge, but it is covered by the veil of karma, and due to that veil, the light of the soul's knowledge-quality is obscured by the clouds of karma. Just as the sun's light appears when the clouds clear, so too, as the veil of karma is removed, the soul's qualities of knowledge, etc., become increasingly apparent. From this, another question arises: is karma stronger or the soul? From an external perspective, karma appears powerful, because the soul, under the sway of karma, keeps cycling through birth and death in various forms. But from an internal perspective, the soul's power is infinite. Just as it binds karma through its own culmination, it also has the capacity to destroy karma. No matter how powerful karma may seem, the soul is even more powerful. Soft water breaks hard stones into pieces. Similarly, the soul's infinite power shatters karma. To understand this, it is necessary to know the characteristics of both karma and the soul to recognize their separate powers. The soul, in its pure (certain) form, is full of knowledge, perception, bliss, and power (vigor). These qualities are suppressed due to the veil of karma. When the veil of karma is completely removed, consciousness manifests fully, and the soul becomes the Supreme Soul. The characteristic of karma is that which is done by the being due to the five causes of falsehood, etc. Falsehood, non-restraint, carelessness, passions, and attachment, any of these five causes brings a kind of unconscious substance into the soul, which is called by various names in other philosophies, such as invisible, ignorance, illusion, nature, impressions, etc. Therefore, it is karma that binds with the soul, having the passions of attachment and aversion as its cause, and in due time, it (karma) begins to bear fruit in the form of happiness and suffering. There are mainly two types of karma: भावकर्म [bhaavakarma] and द्रव्यकर्म [dravya karma]. Unconscious karmic substance is attracted towards the soul, having the passions of attachment and aversion as its cause, and those passions are called भावकर्म [bhaavakarma]. When that unconscious karmic substance becomes united with the soul like milk and water, it is called द्रव्यकर्म [dravya karma]. Although in Jain philosophy, the main causes of भावकर्मबन्ध [bhaavakarmabandh] are the five causes of falsehood, etc., and in brief, passions, and...