Reincarnation_Res

RESURRECTION AND REINCARNATION
M.M.NINAN
does not subdue his senses – a man of such habits develops the black leśyā."
—Uttarādhyayana-sūtra, 34.21:22
"A man who abstains from constant thinking about his misery and about sinful
deeds, but engages in meditation on the law and truth only, whose mind is at
ease, who controls himself, who practises the samitis and guptis, whether he
be still subject to passion or free from passion, is calm, and subdues his
senses—a man of such habits develops the white leśyā." —Uttarādhyayanasūtra,
34.31:32
Role of deeds and intent
Any action committed, knowingly or unknowingly, has karmic repercussions.
Tattvārthasūtra 6.7: "The intentional act produces a strong karmic bondage and
the unintentional produces weak, shortlived karmic bondage."
Similarly, the physical act is also not a necessary condition for karma to bind to
the soul: the existence of intent alone is sufficient. This is explained by
Kundakunda (1st Century CE) in Samayasāra 262–263: "The intent to kill, to
steal, to be unchaste and to acquire property, whether these offences are
actually carried or not, leads to bondage of evil karmas."
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