Jainism

Author(s): M R Gelra
Publisher: Createspace

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time in space by being changed into a micro-system. Hence the attempts to know the past are continuing. In this space, such micro-systems are available in abundance and are readily available top those who are capable to utilize them. According to Jain canon, there is no possibility of any new event which may not have occurred in the past. It seems that in Jain literature the information available about the behaviour of the micro is consistent with the results of modern science. This is the extra-ordinary contribution of Jain philosophy that voluminous literature has been written on Karma theory.
People often argue that desire, hunger, anger, etc. 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 comprehensively 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 an 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.
5. Ghati Karma
There are many classifications of karma, let us study one example regarding the characteristic difference in between the Ghati Karma and Aghati karma.
Ghanghati Karma In Samansuttam (verse 7th) the term 'Ghanghati' karma has appeared.
Ghanghati Kamma The simple meaning, which has been given to 'Ghan', is dense. This meaning requires some thought regarding the config:
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