Mahavira and his Teaching

Author(s): C C Shah, Rishabhdas Ranka, Dalsukh Malvania
Publisher: Bhagwan Mahavir 2500th Nirvan Mahotsava Samiti

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HOW IT WORKS consideration the sub-divisions of the special stationary wave motion number eight. They are as follows:
1. NORMAL SPECIAL STATIONARY WAVE MOTION OF SOUL 2. NORMAL SUPER ENERGY WAVE MOTION OF SOUL
ABNORMAL SPECIAL STATIONARY WAVE MOTION OF SOUL
ABNORMAL SUPER ENERGY WAVE MOTION OF SOUL 5. NORMAL SPECIAL STATIONARY WAVE MOTION OF MATTER 6. NORMAL SUPER ENERGY WAVE MOTION OF MATTER 7. ABNORMAL SPECIAL STATIONARY WAVE MOTION OF MATTER 8. ABNORMAL SUPER ENERGY WAVE MOTION OF MATTER.
Bondage between soul and matter and between elementary particles of matter themselves, account for the abnormal functioning of special stationary wave motion and super energy wave motion. Bondage does not change one substance into another or produce a third substance, but only the normal functioning of the special wave motion is affected.
The beginningless relation between spirit and non-spirit is responsible for the worldly existence of manifold sufferings. Apart from the gross organic body there is a subtle body which serves as a link between the spiritual and the non-spiritual. It is discarded only at the time of final emancipation. The disintegrating matter particles of this subtle body get replenished in un-interrupted succession and thus it remains intact. This process will be described latter.
There are eight main types and one hundred and forty-eight sub-types of karman (matter molecules of peculiar potency in subtle state, more mysterious than the wonder molecules D.N.A. and R.N.A.) Hence karma or destiny is not an unseen potency in Jainism.
The main types of karman are knowledge obscuring, perception obscuring, deluding, obstructive, feeling producing, age 1. Classification according to Alapa Paddhatı