Jiva

MIND, MATTER AND GOD : JIVA, JADA AND ISVARA
M.M.NINAN
Kāla or Time - Time is a real entity according to Jainism and all activities, changes or
modifications are achieved only in time. Time is like a wheel with twelve spokes divided
into descending and ascending: half with six stages of immense durations, each
estimated at billions of "ocean years" (sagaropama). In each descending stage, sorrow
increases and at each ascending stage, happiness and bliss increase.
These uncreated constituents of the universe impart dynamics upon the universe by
interacting with each other. These constituents behave according to natural laws without
interference from external entities. Dharma or true religion according to Jainism is
vatthu sahāvo dhammo translated as "the intrinsic nature of a substance is its true
dharma."
Forms of Karma Body, (Karma Sharir, Karma śarīra, Karmic Body, Kārmaṇ śarīra)
Made up of the minutest structures drawn from past impressions, samskaras and
emotions, is the coded record of one's past deeds. It operates under the feedback of the
law of action and reaction, cause and effect. The law of karma is immutable.
The karmic body is a most subtle body consisting of subatomic small particles [mass = 0
(zero), like photons etc.] in motion, which surround the soul more or less completely,
limiting its influence on our awareness.
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