________________ Conclusion * Karma and its results are strictly personal to the soul. * The Soul is responsible for its own karma and their bondage and hence it makes a person self-reliant and responsible for his/her deeds * Karma bondage and Karma results are not transferable. * No other soul can bail out the responsible soul by agreeing to bear or share the fruits of its Karma as they travel with the particular soul from (birth to birth) one life to another. * Jain karma philosophy shows the importance of human efforts (Purushartha) against its destiny. By adequate efforts, the soul can be supreme and can alter and dilute the effects of Karma or even completely get rid of them. * Karma philosophy helps to enforce an ethical behavior and highly moral conduct, which ultimately makes the world a better place to live in. * It provides a rational explanation to the existence of a living being 32
