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154 / JAIN STUDIES AND SCIENCE
KARMVAD
According to Mahapragya. The principle of Karma, called karmavad, is the backbone of entire Jain philosophy. Its understanding prompts a human to practice spiritualism. One's Karmas are the blueprint of one's past deeds on which the edifice of present can be constructed and the future course can be charted.
Mahapragya feels a dire need of confluence between the Karma philosophy and the human psychology. A correlation between there can open the flood-gates of exploration of new capabilities and strengths a human mind can possess. He has tried to associate the theory of karma with not only psychology but with yoga and genetics too.
Karma and Dexterity
Due to lack of proper explanations and half-truths prevailing about the theory of Karma, a vast majority has presumed it to be an inevitable destiny. They have marginalized the role of decisions and dexterity and have heavily banked on the doctrine of fate. For them, everything is predestined. A few others have termed the worldly happenings to be the game plan of Supreme God leaving little space for human endeavour. Mahapragva has tried to dispel these delusions. Karmas are not all that powerful; they can be reined in and altered by the right conduct and efforts. Their effect can be preponed, enhanced, worsened or transformed.
Mahapragya states that Karmavad is a powerful tool to root out the wide spread immorality. It is neither an escapist theory nor it calls for resignation; it's actual, deep and practical meaning is to employ our efforts to modify our present and future for the better. 1. Philosophy of Karma
In all philosophies based on the reincarnation, theor of karma is well established and widely accepted. But, if an unbiased analysis is performed, its full-blown development is seen only in the Jain philosophy. Here, the anatomy, the association with bios, the dissociation through atonement, the transformation through efforts, and the ultimate emancipation are described in great lengths. To explain the diversity of nature, some religions rely upon destiny. some on God, some on probability and so on, but Jains follow the adage of Bhagwan Mahavira as mentioned in the Bhagwati-Sutra that the life's diversity is the direct result of bios' karma.
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