Gommatasara Karma Kanda

Author(s): Nemichandra Siddhant Chakravarti, J L Jaini
Publisher: ZZZ Unknown

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Even one of these, if properly contemplated and with rightbelief, brings about the inflow of Tirthankara-body making-karma. VII.-Family-determining.
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The inflow of low-family-determining karma is caused by: 1. Paranindá, speaking ill of others;
2. Átma prashansá, praising oneself;
3.
Sad gunochchhádana, concealing the good qualities of others; and
4.
Asad guna udbhávana, proclaiming in oneself the good qualities which one does not possess.
The inflow of the next, i. e., high family-determining karma is caused by the opposites of the above, i. e.,
1. Para prashansá, praising others;
2. Átma nindá, denouncing one's self;
3. Parsad gunaudbhávana, proclaiming the good qualities of others;
4. Átmasad-guna uchchhádana, not proclaiming one's own good qualities;
5. Nichaih Vritti, an attitude of humility towards one's betters, and
6. Anutseka, not being proud of one's own achievement or attainments.
VIII-Obstructive.
The inflow of obstructive (Antaráya) karma is caused by disturbing others in charity; gain; enjoyment of consumable things; enjoyment of non-consumable things and making use of their powers.
Note. The inflow of 7 karmas, i. e., of all except the age-karma, is going on always, in souls influenced by the Passions, and of the age-karma also on special occasions; but the predominance of the above causes will determine the intensity of fruition (anubhága) of their particular inflow.
The special occasions of age-karma are 8 in one man's life, as follows:-Supposing a man's life is to be 81 years long. The first occasion for binding the age-karma will be on his passing 2/3 of it, i. e., when he is 54. The second on his passing 23 of the remainder, i. e., when he is 72. The third on his passing 28 of the remainder, i. e., when he is 78. The fourth on his passing 2/3 of the remainder again, i. e., when he is 80. Similarly the fifth when he is 80 years, 8 months. The sixth at 80 years, 10 months and 20 days. The seventh at 30 years, 11 months, 16 days and 16 hours.