Author Topic: When you say T/R is a kind of cellular knowing...  (Read 19921 times)

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Re: When you say T/R is a kind of cellular knowing...
« on: November 28, 2017, 11:01:32 am »
In Jainism it's said that there are 4 types of karma that binds the jiva(consciousness) in the state of ignorance. Only by allowing all the latent karma to manifest and present karma to work itself out, can you climb the gunasthanas(levels of virtue) that are like a ladder to moksha. Usually I would just disregard all of this as Indian bullshit, but there are some advaita/nondual/whatever sources that say that only throught the dissolution of karma can you become free. What do you think of this? Does karma even exist? In Jaininsm there are even books that teach you karma mathematics that can help you calculate the number of karma "particles" you get by doing certain things....

Even Ramana talked about karma:

"The Ordainer controls the fate of souls in accordance with
their prarabdhakarma (destiny to be worked out in this life, resulting
from the balance sheet of actions in past lives). Whatever is destined
not to happen will not happen, try as you may. Whatever is destined
to happen will happen, do what you may to prevent it. This is
certain. The best course, therefore, is to remain silent."

" It is true that we are not bound. That is to say, the real
Self has no bondage. And it is true that you will eventually return
to your Source. But meanwhile, if you commit sins, as you call
them, you have to face the consequences. You cannot escape them"