Journal of Gyansagar Science Foundation 2013 04 01

Author(s): Sanjeev Sogani, Vimal Jain
Publisher: Gyansagar Science Foundation

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Prof. (Dr.) Sohan Raj Tater, Volume 1 Issue 1 April 2013
Genes are Because of you and Not ViceVersa
are produced by taij asa sarira). They talk about things that are controlled by other than the senses. They talk about ESP (Extra Sensory Perception), telepathy (sending thoughts/feelings from one person to another), Clairvoyance (awakening of objects or things without the use of senses), pre-recognition (knowledge of future events) and psychokinesis (the power of mind over matter). Avadhi jñāna (knowledge limited by area, time and feelings), manahparyava jñāna (knowledge of other's thoughts) and kevala jñāna (perfect knowledge), these three knowledges are not dependant on our senses and mind. Karma śarīra and its effect on our soul are behind every thing. Similarly, karma sarira is behind genes also.11
The extract of Jaina Philosophy, in the form of formulas, has been given in "Tattvārtha Sūtra." If these formulas are analyzed in the light of cell, nucleus structure, genes and genetic codes provide us a new vision, and it clearly appears that karma, in one or the other way, is certainly attached to these controller unitsthe genes. Every cell has a nucleus, the nucleus possesses the chromosomes which are made of DNA.
Gode Gene
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The spirituality gene
gen 1 (VMAT2 or God gene) gets activated when a person feels inner need for God and devotes himself herself whole heartedly to spiritual
Segmento de pursuits. When young
ADN o gen Vivekananda requested Cromosoma Ramakrishna to pursued Goddess Kali to give him wealth, the sage advised him to ask the goddess directly. Facing the goddess, Vivekananda asked for wisdom and enlightenment instead. What could have promoted the young man to desire enlightenment and not wealth? In the light of genomic findings, we may see that he was promoted to do so by the spirituality gene.12
The structure and function of body of every living being is according to their chromosomes. In conducting life, at every stage, protein of one or other type is necessarily required and its formation is only done by some specialized genes. 14 These genes are ever changing and this change is called "mutation." According to mutation, the changes happen in the characteristics of every living organism. In this way, all the activities of a creature, its destinies, its forms, according to the "Jaina Doctrine of karma," are decided by karmic particles (karma) and according to biology, are decided by genes. According to this research work, karmas are the cause and genes are their effect (fruits). Karmas direct, instruct and motivate genetic codes and genes to function and mutate accordingly.
Karma Plays Role Through Genes
Is there a possibility that the psycho - somatic effect of committing a sin or crime can cause an epigenetic change in a person and whatever the consequence of that change will get transmitted to his or her offspring? So far no scientific evidence can be provided for that possibility. Perhaps "karma" will prevail over dogma. Such misperception of genetics sounds-strange as this might seem at first-like the common use of the Sanskrit term "karma" often defined as the "law of cause and effect." Both karma and genetics are frequently used to refer to something predestined fate. "But karma provides the situation, not the response to the situation, according to Sambhālā dictionary of Buddhism and Zen. Further under the title "Karma" in another book by the same publisher says: "Future conditions depend on what we do in the present, substitute "genetics" for "karma".13
Every creature gets the different types of body according to its bonded karmas. It is only due to the consequences of karmas, one is born blind, sans intellect, some remains dwarf (short structured) and other is quite tall, some is born with fair and the other with dark complexion, and these are all done by the genes. Only due to the genes, the structure of the body of creature takes place and certain genes also decide the gender of a living being like man, woman or eunuch. The fundamental compounds of genetic code-glucose, phosphate and alkalines finally having inalliance with elements like nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, etc. and make the genetic codes. These elements pervade in our environment. This
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