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NOTES dharma-not in the usual sense of religion. The term is used in various senses such as essential qualities inherent in a thing, law, duty, morality, etc. Here it is used in the sense of ahimsā (equanimity), samyama (restraint) and tapa (penance).
2karma-is substantive force and is matter in a subtle form. It fills all cosmic space. The soul by its communion with the outer world becomes literally enveloped by the particles of this subtle matter. These constitute a special body called kārmana sarira, which does not forsake the soul till its final emancipation. Karma works in such a way that every change which takes place leaves a mark which, built into the organism,
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
