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The body arises from the body, and the senses arise from the body. From the senses, there is the grasping of objects, and from that, there arises attachment and aversion. Thus, the state of the living being arises in this cycle of existence.
As the Jina sages have said, the flow of karma is endless and without beginning for the unenlightened being, and it is endless but has a beginning for the enlightened being.
From the above statement, it becomes clear that the worldly being is bound by karmic matter from time immemorial. When the being is bound by karmic matter, the new karmas that bind it are bound along with the karmic matter already present in the being. This is because karmic matter combines with karmic matter, and karmic matter binds with karmic matter. Therefore, new karmas are acquired along with the old karmas residing in the soul. Thus, one should understand the relationship between the soul and the karmic matter as being inseparable.
In essence, in Jain philosophy, the karmic matter associated with the living being and the emotions of attachment and aversion that arise from it are called karma. Karma is not merely the name for good and bad actions performed by the living being, but also the subtle matter that is attracted and bound to the being as a result of its actions. These subtle matter particles are also called karma, and the emotions of lust, anger, etc., that arise in the being as a result of the fruition of these subtle matter particles are also called karma.
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