The Path to Inner Peace: Mastering Karma

by Subhash Jain

Overview

This book presents the fundamental principles of the Jain karma doctrine through a fictional account of the relationship between a guru and his American student. As the story unfolds, the guru instructs the student on how ‘karmic debt’ is incurred as the result of personal action and how this ‘debt’ can be reduced through behavioral choices. With an emphasis on nonviolent action, Jainism elucidates the path whereby karmic attachment is decreased, leading to inner peace. The Path to Inner Peace serves as an in-depth analysis of which actions lead to karmic attachment, how to avoid karmic attachment and what the consequences of karmic attachment are. The issues of free will versus determinism and good versus evil are also dealt with in detail.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781803410203
Publisher:	Collective Ink
Publication date:	12/01/2022
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	5.47(w) x 8.28(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Subhash Jain is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Civil & Environmental Enginnering at The University of Iowa. He was born in India into a family that practiced Jainism and he continued to do so after coming to the US in 1967. After retiring in 2003, he concentrated on studying Indian Philosophy. He lives in Iowa City, Iowa.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

Acknowledgment ix

Chapter 1 Ways to Understand Karma 1

Chapter 2 General Nature of Substance 9

Chapter 3 Constituents of Living Beings 18

Chapter 4 Properties of Matter and Soul 25

Chapter 5 Causality 38

Chapter 6 Actions and Consequences 46

Chapter 7 Karmic Body 54

Chapter 8 Karma 64

Chapter 9 Karmic Field 73

Chapter 10 Mastering Karma 83

Chapter 11 Lifeforms 92

Chapter 12 Free Will 102

Chapter 13 Health, Wealth, and Happiness 114

Chapter 14 Steps toward Spiritual Growth 122

Glossary 130