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a transient, short-lived karmic effect, while the bondage due to passions and emotions cause a long term inflow of karma prolonging the cycle of reincarnations. The soul which is not free from attachment incurs long-term bondage. The lust and hatred are principal causes of karmic bondage. Lust has two aspects: deceitfulness and greed; hatred has two aspects are anger and pride. The soul binds karma by its own efficiency, the denial of which is expressed by enthusiasm, action, strength, energy, self-excretion and self-efficiency. Each soul exerts its energy for its action and enjoys the fruits thereof. Self-mastery is the root cause of worldly events. Karma is only a secondary cause, because it can be changed by the power of self-mastery. The soul possessed the eternal capacity to get rid of Karma through self-mastery since self-mastery can effect changes in the fruition of karma.
Mahavira said, “Man! You are your own friend, why do you seek the company of one without? Man! Discipline thyself. By doing so, you will be liberated from all miseries and sorrows."
Spirituality is not inaction. Mahavira exhorted against inaction, which has been dubbed as Pramad. Pramad is a widely quoted word of Jain literature that means an error, a mistake, an oversight, confusion and also something like indolence, carelessness, negligence, lethargy etc. It is spiritual inertia. Inaction is nothing but degrading for a man to think himself weak and at the mercy of unseen Powers, it pushes him down more and more into the mire. It is through work that one gets the true test and measure of himself, one then discover the limitations of one's powers and abilities. Wordly success is dependent on destiny but self-effort is
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