| By: Dr.Amit Prakash Jain |
Think positive.Think about what you want.Because what you think you attract the same.It has got scientific basis also and I have written these lines as it is after watching a CD based on positive thinking and its effect.The CD is from some western country.But I would like to say something about the 'Material theory of Karmas' as per Jainism in this context.
See Jain philosophy do accepts a material theory of Karma.It says that Karmic particles are like the very very minute dust sort of substances and as per the thoughts of the soul , they comes and sticks to its pradeshes (indivisible units of soul).
Now, how strong is your thoughts and what is the type of your thoughts, the same will be the power or force by which these Karma particles will stick to the soul.The karma particles surrounds the Soul and even give it a specific colour which is called as "Leshya" in Jaina Texts.
There are six leshyas.
We can take soul as prism, then any thing which will surround it, the prism reflects the same colour, so is the case of Soul.The type of leshya which surrounds the soul is seen as the colour of the soul.
These six leshyas are black,blue,grey,red,yellow and white.
Out of these the first 3 are bad leshyas and the black being the worst.The person with black leshya is doing all sins and having lot of Kashayas (anger,proud,greed ,cunningness).The blue and grey are comparatively better.But they all are bad leshyas.
From the red leshya starts the good leshyas.The person with red leshya is careful about what he does, he isw religious and know what is wrong and right.
The yellow leshya person observes the vratas or vows,has less anger etc.
Then comes the best leshya that is the white or shukla leshya.Here the person observes mahavratas and is constantly having dhyana of his self-soul,and is not affected by praise or bad words etc.
Dr. Amit Prakash Jain | |
|
