The Jaina Doctrine of Karma And The Science Of Genetics: Genes Are Because Of You And Not Vice-Versa

The fundamental difference between the materialism and spirituality is that while the former believes that "matter" is the important thing and it controls our lives and its joys, the later brings about a paradigm shift in our priorities and perceptions by passing the back of importance to an all pervasive, non-material. Conscious principle - the subjective essence of all. When the scriptures talk about this entire cosmos coming out of a spiritual essence. Which is your trueself, they in fact are saying that you are the creators of these very genes. Genes may be chemically made up of DNA molecules etc. - but are in this context are clubbed under one genetic term the "matter". They are comparable to seeds. They are the first perceptible manifestations in this beautiful process of the grossification of the great yet highly subtle creative self revealing, blissful existence which is continuously infolding itself - in a highly intelligence and orderly way. This is so called "spirit" or more approximately - the consciousness, is not a product of any chemistry, but it is that because of which the basic elements can be what they are. This consciousness is called a Brāhmaṇa by Upaniṣadas, it from this alone everything has come, and into this alone goes back. That alone is the truth, rest is an illusion, a mere continuum of time and space.^[20]

The concessus extract of Jaina Philosophy, in the form of formulas, has been given in "Tattvārtha Sūtra", These formulas are if analyzed in light of cell, nucleus structure, genes and genetic codes provide us a new vision, and it clearly appears that karma, in one or the other way is certainly attached to these controller units - the genes, Every cell has a nucleus, the nucleus possesses the chromosomes which are made of DNA. These are chromosomes who decide the various characteristics of all living organisms. DNA is formed with the glucose, alkaline and phosphate chemicals. Due to joining of four alkalines in different ways, different characteristics are created. These alkalines are attached in three sequence line and are called the genetic codes. These genetic codes having possessed a systematic sequence create the genes, which are attached to the chromosomes in linear order, These genes and the genetic codes are called deciding factors of the fate of every living being.

The structure and function of body of every living being is according to their chromosomes. In conducting life, at every stage, protein of one or other type is necessarily required and its formation is only done by some specialized gene.^[21] These genes are ever changing and this change is called "Mutation", according to mutation, the changes happen in the characteristics of every living organism. In this way, all the activities of creature its destinies, its forms, according to the "Jaina Doctrine of karma", are decided by karmic particles (karma) and according to Biology, are decided by genes. According to this research work karmas are the cause and the genes are their effect (fruits). Karmas direct, instruct, motivate genetic codes and genes to function and mutate accordingly.

Every creature gets the different type of body according to its bonded karmas. It is only due to the consequences of karmas, one is born blind eyes, sans intellect, some remains dwarf (short of structure) and other is quite tall, some is born with fair and the other with dark complexion, and these are all done by the genes. Only due to the genes, the structure of the body of creature takes place and some certain genes also decide the gender of a living being like man, woman and enunch. The fate of every living organism is decided by genes only. Karmas are the cause and the genes are their effect (fruits). Karmas direct, instruct, motivate genetic codes and genes to function and mutate accordingly. The fundamental compounds of genetic code - glucose, phosphate and alkalines finally having in alliance with nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen etc. elements make the genetic codes. These elements pervade in our environment. This research work brings the possibilities that the invisible Pudgalas (karmic particles) i.e. the karmas create the genes.^[22]