Page 109 - Courage Redifined

Q. : In spite of not having a single sinful thought, how can
the mere absence of an oath to avoids restrict those sins
lead to the accumulation of karmas ?

A. : Karmas are banded because there is no vow taken to stop
sins which means deep inside the heart, the possibility
to exercise the sins is still open. For eg. Since morning
you thought that. “I wish to do an Upvas (fast) today
but I will not take any pachakkhan (vow) because what
if I feel hungry in the afternoon ? If I can control my
hunger, then I will definitely complete the Upvas.” Now
what was the hidden thought here ? The thought was
that if you feel hungry, you will eat. It means that the
possibility to consume food is open. Even if you do not
eat, the possibility is present. This is also a sin. Similarly,
even if one does not eat roots (kandamoola), but does
not take an oath because of the fear of breakage of the
oath, it means that the underlying thought is, “if the
situation demands, I may have to consume roots.” This
possibility to consume the inedible kandamoola is also
a sin and leads to the accumulation of karmas.

Jinshasan says :
1) The Mithyabhava where in you consider sinful acts be
worth doing is a sin.

2) The possibility of exercising those sins which is rooted
deep in your mind is also a sin.

3) The love or hatred towards sins is a sin, too.

4) Sinful thoughts, actions or words is also a sin.

Sins are exercised in 3 ways :
Now, there are various ways of exercising these sins i.e.
you can exercise those sins on your own, you can inspire

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