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The Science of Reincarnation,
The Toll of Karma
exchangeable. There are two exceptions to this phenomenon and these exceptions will also help us to understand the complexity of Karma. Firstly, Ayukarma group cannot be changed. For instance, once a complex of Atma to Ayukarma particles has been formed leading to say a human life, then it cannot be converted into the way by which it could result into any other species like mouse or rat or a plant etc. Secondly, Darshan Mohniya cannot be changed into Charitrya Mohniya' Karma or viceversa. Consider another example, milk can be converted to say, yogurt, butter, lactic acid, etc., but it cannot be changed or converted into an apple juice or an orange juice.
8. Upsana:
This is the process when results of Karma are diffused by a mechanism so that it is no longer able to produce its actual results. For example, take a magnet and put it under a piece of wood. This magnet is now not as effective as before to attract iron particles as it would do without the barrier. Jain scripts call this process as Upsana.
9. Nidhati: A particular group of Karma cannot be changed into another group (sankram) and Karma cannot produce their results is known as Nidhati.
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