Jainism Eternal and Universal Path for Enlightenment

Author(s): Narendra Bhandari
Publisher: Research Institute of Scientific Secrets from Indian Oriental Scriptures Ahmedabad

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Karmavid (Causality) One who believes in karma can do no wrong and
can never be unhappy.
Types of karma Elimination of Karma:
rava (inflow), Bandh (bondage), Sa, vara (protection), Nirjar-(cleansing), Mokra (emancipation)
The physical processes occurring in the universe follow the law of causality "Nothing happens without a cause and every action has an effect". This law of causality, applicable to sentient beings, in the spiritual domain is Karmavidof Jainism. In our day to day experience we may find that deeds and destiny are apparently not related, or they are not in conformity with cause and effect relationship, yet Jainism believes that every physical action has a physical effect on the body and mind and every mental action (thought) affects the mind and sometimes also the body. Both physical and mental actions affect the soul, but the consequences of Bh?v (thought or attitude) on the soul is dominant. Every action or thought (physical or mental ) results in bondage of the soul. A person has the freedom to act in any way he likes but has no choice in facing the consequences of that action because he is bound by the law which can not be violated. What we are now is the cumulative effect of our past karmas (in previous and present life, and what we will be in future will be determined by our karmas in this life. Good or bad, both types of actions result in bondage; they can not be annulled by each other i.e. a good act can not cancel the bad act of equal magnitude but one has to go through the consequences of each of them separately.That is, Karmas are non-additive. When the bondages due to each, good as well as bad, karmas are completely eliminated, one attains Mok-a. Influence of some types of karmas can be made milder by certain techniques and their severity can be reduced or postponed whereas there are others, consequences of which have to be experienced in full measure. Liberation from both these types of the binding karmas is the goal of the soul. The inevitability that