Prabuddha Jivan 2014 08 Karmvad Jain Darshan ane Anya Darshan

Author(s): Dhanvant Shah
Publisher: Mumbai Jain Yuvak Sangh

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four states of existence and goes to higher state due It is clear that doctrine of Karma is not only an to impact of conduct; that is meritorious Karma (1) * ethical principle but a cosmic law. Howeever, one Naraki-Hell (2) Tiryanca-Subhuman (3) Manusyain chief point is that Karmavada is not Fatalism. It is Human (4) Deva-Celestial. The final one is Moksa - w not Niyativada. Along with this doctrine, one must Liberation. The key concept is one has to be careful understand the doctrine of Samvayas - the five as
to avoid influx of Karma so that final destination is i sociated causes. There are five factors working to
reached. The path prescribed is three jewels-- gether. They are nature-Svabhava, Kala-time. Niyati- Ratnatrayi--Soul is essentially enlightened. The prodestiny, Purvkarma & Purusartha-efforts.
cess of sheddhing off Karmas is of great importance 4 Jain Karmavada clearly declares that man is the
to become Parmatma Though a soul's state is determaster of his destiny. The doctrine implies freedom
mined by various kinds of Karmas, there is, yet in of responsiblility. Doing harm to others is doing harm
him infinite power by which he can overcome all to oneself. There is no predestination. Another sig
Karmas & get liberated enjoying infinite bliss. When nificant feature of Karma doctrine in Jainism is its
Mohaniya Karma is destroyed, discriminative knowlemphasis on self-reliance. No one can interfere in
edge of soul & body arises & soul attains the state of the working of law of Karm. There is no place for
super-soul. This is essence of religion--to become a w grace of God. However concept of God in Jainism is spiritual conquerer or the Jina. Salutation to Jinas'. important for an aspirant to become like him.
Mobile : 9323079922 / 9323079922. According to Karmas, man takes rebirth in any,
KARMAVAD AND GOD
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The celebrated and British theoretical physicist century, said, "The sole remaining task for philosoand cosmologist STEPHEN HAWKING has asked phy is the analysis of language.'What a comedown a question in his best-seller book, 'A brief History from the great tradition of philosophy from Aristotle of Time'-'Where did we come from? Why is the to Kant! universe the way it is?'
In 2010, he has again set off Science v/s ReliHe has also challenged the theory that God cre- gion' debate by dismissing the role of God as Created Universe by stating that the universe is gov- ator of Universe, by publishing his book "The Grand erned by a set of rational laws.'
Design'. In this book he has said (Pg. 171-172). "The In his conclusion he writes (Pa. 190-191) 'Upto laws of nature tell us how the universe behaves, now, most scientists have been too occupied with but they don't answer why? the development of new theories that describe what 1. Why is there something rather than nothing? the universe is to ask the question why. On the 2. Why do we exist? other hand, the people whose business it is to ask 3. Why this particular set of laws and not some why, the philosophers, have not been able to keep other? up with the advance of scientific theories.In the eigh- Some would claim the answer to these questions teenth century, philosophers considered the whole is that there is a God who chose to create the unihuman knowledge, including science, to be their verse that way. It is reasonable to ask who or what field and discussed questions such as: did the uni- created the universe, but if the answer is God, verse have a beginning? However, in the nine- then the question is merely been deflected to that the teenth and twentieth centuries, science became too of who created God. We claim, however, that it technical and mathematical for the philosophers, is possible to answer these questions purely or anyone else except a few specialists. Philosphers within the realm of science, and without invoking reduced the scope of their inquiries so much that any divine beings. Wittgenstein, the most famous philosopher of this
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