Jainism For Beginners Level 03

Author(s): Sayampurnashreeji
Publisher: Sayampurnashreeji

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Nav Tatva (Part-1)
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acquire Pap Karma,which is called Papanubandhi Punya. Very few people endeavour to earn Punyanubandhi Punya, because most of the people are infatuated by happiness & comforts. By virtue of infatuation they indulge in unwholesome activities. This type of action is known as Papanubandhi Punya or wholesome Karmas leading to unwholesome activities. Misery is thus destined for them in the end.
Punyanubandhi
Pap
hile suffering the consequences
one may acquire Punya Karmas is called Punyanubandhi Pap, As a consequence of Pap Karmas, a person does undergo varying degrees of miseries. If however that person realizes that his miseries are the consequence of his previous Karmas, he will bear the miseries calmly & with a sense of detachment & objectivity. He will tolerate pain & misery with equanimity. This attitude will earn him Punyas. This action is known as Punyanubandhi Pap. In Summary, while suffering for unwholesome Karmas one acquires wholesome Karmas.
Papanubandhi Pap
hile suffering the consequences
one may acquire Pap Karmas is called Papanubandhi Pap. Most of the people who suffer miseries blame some one else or some extraneous factors for causing miseries. They indulge in anger, jealousy, animosity etc, & react violently or wrongly to the pain & miseries. Thus, they acquire new unwholesome Karmas or Pap. This type of action of such people are therefore known as Papanubandhi Pap or unwholesome Karmas leading to further accumulation of unwholesome Karmas.
The wholesome as well as unwholesome Karmas causes bondage to which the soul gets chained. If unwholesome Karmas are shackles of iron, wholesome ones are those of gold. Both of them gets in the way of the soul's liberation & eventually even the wholesome Karmas must be avoided to attain liberation. However, wholesome karmas are needed to proceed on to the path of liberation.
One should understand that the wholesome Karma (Punya) is a meritorious deed done with a feeling of self-satisfaction & accomplishment. However if the same deed done without the feeling of accomplishment & attachment, then it is not a Punya but the action or deed is considered the true nature of a person. No karma can attach