The Jaina Doctrine of Karma And The Science Of Genetics: ▪ Karma Śarīra

Jaina karma subject is 'dvandvātmak'. One meaning of dvanda is duality. It is duality of light and darkness, purity and impurity, detachment and attachment, alertness and carelessness, awareness and ignorance and insight and outwardness. Another meaning of 'dvanda' is yuddha (battle). This is to the subject of battle between jīva and ajīva, battle between ātmā and karma. The duality will be over when ātmā wins the yuddha. All we have to do is to disassociate ātmā from karma. In fact, our final and only object is to disassociate ātmā from karma and to realize our own (ātmā's) qualities.

We have seen that some students do very well in the class while others struggle. Some earn money easily while other struggle. There is nothing but suffering in some people's life while others enjoy their lives. Question may arise in our mind that how some live longer while others die at younger age. Why there is such a contrast in the life? What are the root causes behind these and how that can be overcome? These all happen due to our karma (kārmaṇ śarīra).