Karma Philosophy In Jainism

SR No.: 007016
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Chandrashekharvijay, Chunilal Vrajlal Modi
Publisher: Kamal Prakashan
Publication Year: 1978
Total Pages: 84
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 7 MB

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3. Inordinate attachment for the various kinds of acquired material happiness, the outburst of dreadful malice when. coveted happiness is not acquired, extremely selfish mentality, dislike for real saints, attraction for the same and opposite sexes. The nature of Karmas that stick to the at the time of the upsurge of the above kind of feelings is to confound the soul, to prevent acquisition of faith in truth and its implementation in action and to generate a liking for sensual pleasures.
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the ear etc and to divert them to bad use. Ths nature of Karmas that stick to the soul at the time of any of the aforesaid activities is to make one deaf, stammerer or dumb. This class at Karmas has also the nature to induce. varying kinds of slumber etc.
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Nor to give money to anyone despite possessing it, to create obstacles in the way of anybody's gain, anybody's interest, to harass religious souls, to refrain from lauding philanthropists, to slander such people etc. The nature of Karmas that stick to the soul at the time. of above acts of commission and ommission is to make. such souls beggars, extremely miserly despite being rich and victims of such wicked diseases as will bar them from enjoying their resources despite possessing them.
To give happiness and peace to others or to give unhappiness and dispeace to others. The nature of the bondage of Karmas at the time of the above activities is to give happiness and peace or the opposite to the soul according to the nature of the acts.
6. When 2/3 span of life or more of it has passed, the soul according to the nature of good or bad activity binds age. determinging Karma. The nature of this Karma is to determine the particular kind of birth in any one of the four states of existence and the span of life of the subject. 7. The nature of some of the Karmas that stick to the soul every moment is to determine the kind of body, the