Book Title: Karma Philosophy In Jainism
Author(s): Chandrashekharvijay, Chunilal Vrajlal Modi
Publisher: Kamal Prakashan

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________________ Yes, certainly, it can be argued thus. But such a thing. happens rarely. It is not a rule that every occurrence takes place with such mathematical accuracy. It so happens rarely. The explanation is that the nature of the molecules of Karma which brought Rameshbhai fame were effective by explosion and were continuous in operation. If at the time, the pain of the man would not subside by the medicine of Rameshbhai, what would be the fate of Rameshbhai's reputation? Rameshbhai would continue to enjoy reputation only if the pain of the man. would subside. It means that the reputation earning time-bomb of Rameshbhai caused the happiness producing producing time-bomb of the other man to explode earlier which in fact was to explode later by two months. In this manner, the time-bomb of pain or happiness producing Karma in the distant time very often explodes earlier, if it happens to get the aid of a circumstantial cause. Do we not find the son of a multi-millionaire plunging himself into the stormy strife of a national movement and inviting whirlpools of pain? Only an hour before he was in high glee and now suffering the pangs of jail! Fetters of iron. on his feet! And bread for food mixed with cement! How did this happen? Was it because the time-bomb of particles of Karma which had the potentiality to cause pangs of gaol life had exploded? Could we say that he left his spacious bungalow because the time for the said time-bomb to explode had ripened! No, no, on the other hand, it should be said that his haste in leaving the bungalow for participation in the national movement hastened the explosion of the time-bomb which was not to explode so soon. When Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru was the Prime Minister of India, how sound, strong and well-entrenched was the position. of the Congress? And after him why the Congress ship was seen sinking, despite all those members remaining the same I There could be only one answer that the time-bomb of Karma which brought popularity and renown to Nehru had exploded in full 48

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