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JAINA PSYCHOLOGY
transformable body, that of projectable body, that of karmic body, activity of gross body mixed with that of karmic body, activity of transformable body with that of karmic body or mixed with that of gross body, and activity of projectable body mingled with that of gross body. The activity of electric body is not counted separately, since it is always connected with the activity of karmic body, inasmuch as electric body and karmic body always co-exist. This position does not seem to be logical. We have no reason to believe that a particular activity always associated with another activity should lose its independent existence. If they perform different functions, they have an equal right to enjoy an independent existence. Moreover, it is not a profitable concept to hold that karmic body and electric body always synchronise. The activity of transformable body and that of projectable body never exist together, for it is an impossibility to co-exist both these bodies. The reason is that the conditions required for the possession of these two bodies are of opposite nature. The activity of projectable body cannot co-exist with the activity of karmic body, since the activity of projectable body is performed at a distant place where karmic body does not exist. Regarding the activity of gross body, the Jainas do not hold the same position. On the contrary, they maintain that the activity of projectable body and that of gross body can synchronise. At the time of projectable body's dissociation from and re-association with gross body, the activities of both of them occur simultaneously. We can advance the same argument in the case of karmic body and say that the activities of projectable body and karmic body also coexist. The Jaina writers however, do not accept this position without advancing any rational argument. CONTROL OF ACTIVITY
The problem of control, regulation, and stoppage of all our activities is one of capital importance in the Jaina doctrine of karma. Indian psychology discusses this problem chiefly under the head Yoga. In Jaina psychology the stoppage of activities is called samvara. Through it we can check the inflow of new karmic matter as well as annihilate the acquired one. This constitutes the path to self-realisation,
| SR No. | 006570 |
| Book Title | Jaina Psychology |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Mohanlal Mehta |
| Publisher | Sohanlal Jain Dharm Pracharak Samiti Amrutsar |
| Publication Year | 1955 |
| Total Pages | 238 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 13 MB |