Suresh,
I believe YOU are responsible for the actions taking place in the world right
now...Bill!
--- In Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com, SURESH JAGADEESAN <varamtha@...> wrote:
>
> Five Samaväya- (Five Causes)Introduction: Who is responsible for the
> actions taking place in this world? Hegel said it is history. Marx
> said it is system. Freud said it is sensual feelings and teachings of
> parents.
>
> Believers in God's grace think that whatever happens, is as per God's
> wish. They think that a) God has created the universe, b) God manages
> the universe and c) God decides who gets what.
>
> While Jains believe that:
>
> Nobody has created the universe. Six basic substances of the universe
> are: soul (Jivästikäya), material atoms (Pudgalästikäya), the medium
> of motion (Dharmästikäya), the medium of rest (Adharmästikäya), space
> (Äkäshästikäya) and time (Käl)]. They are indestructible and cannot be
> created. As such, soul also is indestructible. Therefore, it cannot be
> created. If, God has created the universe, he has to have a desire to
> create. The desire makes the God imperfect and he cannot be imperfect.
> Therefore, he could not have created the universe.
>
> Nobody manages the universe. Everything in the universe takes place in
> accordance with the laws of nature.
>
> Nobody decides who gets what. Every individual gets appropriate
> consequences (or retribution) in accordance with his/her own Karma.
>
> Samväya: Samaväy is the name given to the connection between action
> and causes. Without a cause, no action can take place. There are five
> causes that have a deep connection with everything taking place.
> According to the Jain philosophy, there are five Samaväys (group of
> factors functioning simultaneously):
>
> Time (Käl),
>
> Own-nature (Svabhäva),
>
> Fate (Niyati)
>
> Nimitta (External Substances and Karma)
>
> Self-effort (Purushärtha)
>
> These all are responsible for all events (changes positive or
> negative) in the universe. Only by means of these five, every event in
> the universe takes place.
>
> Some give importance to one of them and ignore others. From the
> multiplicity of view- points (Anekäntaväda), the comprehensive vision
> of the Jain philosophy rejects this absolutely one-sided view or the
> way of viewing things from a single angle. The Jain philosophy views
> and reveals the importance of every Samaväy from the multiplicity of
> viewpoints (Anekäntaväda); and considers these five Samaväys as the
> causes for any action or reaction. Without these five, nothing can
> take place.
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks and best regards
> J.Suresh
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