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Central to the Jain view of the predicament of the soul is the distinctive Jain theory of karma....We act and experience the results of our acts; that is, we consume (and must consume) the fruit (phal) of our actions (karmas)....The accumulations of karma on the soul are responsible for the soul's bondage. This is because they cover the soul and occlude its true nature, which is omniscient bliss. The keys to liberation, therefore, are two. First, one must avoid the accumulation of future karma.
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― Absent Lord: Ascetics and Kings in a Jain Ritual Culture (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society)
― Absent Lord: Ascetics and Kings in a Jain Ritual Culture (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society)
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The Buddhists or the Jains do not depend upon God; but the whole force of their religion is directed to the great central truth in every religion, to evolve a God out of man. They have not seen the Father, but they have seen the Son. And he that hath seen the Son hath seen the Father also.
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― Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, 9 Vols.
― Complete Works of Swami Vivekananda, 9 Vols.
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