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The Science of Reincarnation,
The Toll of Karma
soul where karma can attach. These passions are mainly greed, anger, untruthfulness, pride etc. These passions give birth to many karmic particles. In other words these passions are the gateway for Karmic particles to "Jiv", the "self" or the Atma. This Jivsatva is the essential ingredient of life force. This is eternal. We can define this is as a supreme form of consciousness which when associated with matter and Karma forms a physical body. This "self" in the form of a body in association with various Karmic particles guides the basics of a particular life species. This "self" thus trans-migrates from body to body or moving from several different lives, an endless process.
Mechanism of Reincarnation:
In order to understand the mechanisms of reincarnation that is interaction of soul, matter and Karmic particles, we will try to simplify this science of reincarnation by following seven principles from Jainism:
1. Jiv: Soul, Atma, consciousness.
2. Ajiv: Matter which is not soul, opposite to Jiv.
Inflow of Karmic particles towards
3. Asrav: soul.
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