YJA Convention 1996 07 San Francisco CA Second

Author(s): Young Jains of America (YJA)
Publisher: Young Jains of America YJA USA

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nature of the karmic particles. Jain scriptures have extremely specific delineations of the type and effects of the different karmic particles. These karmic particles can stay with the soul from one life to the next until fruition; karmons are also responsible for the nature of all future lives.
15This island is known as Jambu Island; it is a tiny sphere in contrast to the rest of the universe in which all the galaxies we know of are contained in.
16These seven "continents" are Bharata, Haimavata, Hari, Videha, Ramyaka, Hairanyavata, and Airavata. Airavata is the region where planet earth can be found.
"Jupiter, due to its gigantic size and all gaseous nature, is thought to once have been a
sun.
"The sixth, seventh, and eighth time-sections are all 21,000 years long also.
"Keenan's experiments show a type of "universal justice system" that transcends lives and gives weight to the Jain karma theory. His experiments also show (as per Jain philosophy) that a soul can be incarnated into different organisms in different regions of the universe, and as different genders.
20It is, of course, much easier to eliminate all karma by following the Jain religion. Technically, a follower of any religious faith can attain omniscience and eternal liberation of the soul. Of course, when omniscience is reached by that individual, he/she will realize that the knowledge imparted by Jainism is actually the true knowledge and will live by the principle outlined by Jainism.
"Consequently, identification with the Jain faith is only a mere formality. Since actions, words, and thought determine karma, these are the only important factors in determining the purity of an individual's soul.
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