Jain Journal 2007 04

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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JAIN JOURNAL: VOL-XLI, NO.4 APRIL. 2007
transformation into different species of karma with different duration and intensity. It seems logical to presuppose that the duration of association of karma with the soul and intensity with which karma manifests on fruition should decrease with the decrease in the intensity of passions, and should become zero when deeds are carried out without passions.
Fifth Postulate: The karma depends only on deeds which include yoga and kaṣāya; one particular deed cannot have different karma.
This postulate has to be true, or else the doctrine of karma would be meaningless. An important conclusion can be derived from this postulate that the laws that govern deeds and karma are universal and eternal. This conclusion is based on the following logic. The karma depends only on deed, not on the time and the place of the deed. Whether the deed is performed in India, or in USA, or somewhere else, the karma related to that deed is identical. In other words, the laws that govern deeds and karma are universal. Likewise, whether the deed is performed today, or in future, or was performed in the past, the karma related to that deed is identical, i.e., the laws that govern deeds and karma are eternal. Hence it can be concluded that the laws that govern deeds and karma are universal and eternal.
Sixth Postulate; The karma phala depends only on karma, i.e., particular karma cannot have different karma phala.
This postulate has to be true, or else the doctrine of karma would be meaningless. Based on a logic similar to that used above, it can be concluded that the laws that govern karma and karma phala are universal and eternal. Another important conclusion can be derived from the above deduction that the karma phala cannot be in the form of material goods. It the laws that govern the karma and karma phala are universal and eternal, then the karma phala must be universal and eternal. But the material goods are not universal and eternal; hence they cannot be as karma phala.