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(22) How can one be the enjoyer of that which has no doer? This is the two-fold explanation of Jain philosophy regarding the difference of opinion about doership and enjoyership. In reality, the soul is the doer and enjoyer of its own natural and unnatural emotions, but in practice, it is considered the enjoyer of the happiness, sorrow, etc. that it receives as a result of its own actions. In this context, it should also be clearly understood that Jain philosophy does not consider God to be the controller of creation, therefore, He does not have a hand in giving the fruits of karma. Karma gives its fruits itself. They do not need any other judges. Just as alcohol produces intoxication and milk gives strength. The person who drinks alcohol becomes unconscious and the person who drinks milk becomes strong. After drinking alcohol or milk, there is no need for another regulatory power to give its fruit. Similarly, the karma particles that are attracted towards the soul by every physical, verbal and mental pulsation of the living being and get bound in it by getting the opportunity of attachment and aversion, also have the power to do good or bad like alcohol and milk, which is expressed in relation to consciousness and shows its effect on it. The living being, fascinated by its effect, does such actions which are pleasant and painful for it. If the emotions of the living being are good at the time of doing karma, then the bound karma particles have a good effect and in due course of time, good fruits are obtained from it, and if the emotions are bad, then the effect is bad and in due course of time, the fruits are also bad. If God is considered to be the giver of fruits, then where one person kills another person, the killer should not be considered guilty, because the death of the person being killed by God is