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with lighter baggage, in the soul's journey towards freedom, lesser the karma we carry, better it is. A bio's life starts with default karmosomes attached or bonded with its soul. In addition, each soul has a prime characteristic of intelligence. Life is this spectacular contest between the wit of the soul and the power of the karma. Jainism paves a path for the wit and will to win over the control and command of karma.
4.1. Transformation
People often argue that desire, hunger, anger, et all are written in our genes and bios have little control over them. But, once exposed to the unique teachings of Bhagwan Mahavira, this illusion totally vanishes. According to him, Karmas can be transformed and so can be their effect. And, in this, the human dexterity plays a vital role. Now, even scientists know how to genetically modify a chromosome and also how to transform one chemical element into another. For centuries, the scientific fraternity believed that iron, copper, gold, mercury etc. are basic elements of nature. Later on, while studying the micro construction of elements, they discovered that one element can be transformed into another. We find a specific example of turning mercury into gold by bombarding the former with high energy protons. As a first transition, the proton enters the mercury atom to increase the atomic mass from 200 to 201. This is unstable state, and the excited mercury atom releases an alpha particle having an atomic mass of 4. The resultant atom has an atomic mass of 197, which is identical to that of gold. The new atom thus obtained, has all the characteristics of the genuine gold atom. In the similar way, the dynamism and the dexterity can rewrite the destiny of karma. Human endeavour can transform the effect of providence and can write one's own fate.
4.2. Impulse Management
Three possible ways are there to control the impulses - suppress, endure or attenuate. Karmavad does not advocate suppression. Stifling ones' desires is always counterproductive. They (desires) bounce back with vengeance. To suffer or enjoy the fate is another way to neutralise the accumulated Karma. The third noble path is to attenuate the rising of karmic desires, to practice equanimity and to understand the duality of soul and body.
Modern day biologists are also successful in altering the effects of diseases and tendencies coded in one's DNA. Nano technology has further heightened the hopes of all our physical and emotional disorders to be treated at 'celi' level instead of at organ level. In this case also, the science is touching the frontiers
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