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The soul is the foundation of all contemplation, reflection, and analysis in Janadarshan. The soul is an all-powerful, independent force. It is both the creator of its own happiness and sorrow, and the one who experiences the fruits of its actions. The soul itself is formless, pure, but it is embodied in the body and wanders in the world in an impure state. Despite being inherently blissful, it is caught in the cycle of happiness and sorrow. Though immortal, it is swept away in the flow of birth and death. It is astonishing that the soul, which is supremely powerful, is also experiencing torment and suffering in the world as a poor, miserable, and destitute being. What is the reason for this?
Janadarshan, while examining this reason, says that karma is what causes the soul to wander in the world. Karma is the root of birth and death. "Kammam cha jai maranassa mulan" - this statement of Bhagwan Shri Mahavira is absolutely true, a fact. Due to karma, this world is constantly changing in various strange cycles of events. While theistic philosophies attribute the cause of this world's diversity and happiness and sorrow to God, Janadarshan considers the soul and its primary assistant, karma, as the root cause of all happiness and sorrow and the world's diversity. Karma itself is not an independent force; it is a pudgala, inert. But when karma is performed by the soul under the influence of attachment and aversion, it becomes so powerful and potent that it binds the doer in its own chains. It makes the master dance like a servant. This is the extraordinary power of karma. What is karma, the main seed of all changes in our life and the world, and what is its nature? How do its various results occur? This is a very serious subject.