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THE SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATIONS OF JAINISM
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Fig. 2.3
Karmic fusion (zig-zagged boundary) with an incoming karmon of Fig. 2.2
Fig. 2.4
Revised karmic matter (more and thicker diagonal lines) after fusion in Fig. 2.3.
square with the karmic matter as the diagonal lines on it, and the karmic force-field as external parallel-lines (see Fig. 2.1). In effect, Fig. 2.1 represents karmic-bondage and this representation will be used throughout the book. Fig. 2.2 shows a karmon (represented by a grey circle) attracted by the karmic field; the attraction is indicated by the force-lines being curved. The process of karmic fusion is indicated by the zig-zagged external boundary of the soul (Fig. 2.3). The increase in karmic matter and consequently stronger karmic force-field are indicated by more, and thicker, diagonal lines (Fig. 2.4).
It is important to distinguish between different states of the soul and the material forces in consequence of these states. Thus, the actual physical condition which aliows the bombardment of the soul by karmons is karmic bondage, whereas the actual assimilation of karmons with the karmic matter is karmic fusion.
We have described karmic fusion but in the same way there is also karmic decay/karmic fission when karmons drop out/ are emitted. However, if there is no karmic matter, the karmons cannot have any effect.
