Here is a simple Jain explanation of the trio: karma nirjara, equanimity (samatva), and gnana.

• Karma Nirjara (removal of karmas)

- What it means: Nirjara is the shedding or shedding-away of karmic particles that cling to the soul. Karma nirjara refers to the incessant process of shedding accumulated karmas so the soul becomes lighter and freer. - How it happens: Through disciplined conduct, tapas (austerities), right belief, and steady practice under the law of karma. There are two aspects: - Samvara: preventing new karmas from attaching. - Nirjara: shedding the already attached karmas. - Result: Greater inner freedom, fewer reactions to sense pleasures, and progress on the path to liberation.

• Equanimity (Samatva)

- What it means: A balanced, even-minded attitude toward all experiences—pleasure and pain, praise and blame, success and failure—without getting tossed by them. - Why it matters: Equanimity helps reduce the bindings of karma because it curbs passionate reactions and attachment. It supports steady practice and restraint. - In practice: Seeing the self with right perspective, practicing non-violence in action and thought, and treating all beings with respect, regardless of circumstances.

• Gnana (Right Knowledge/Insight)

- What it means: Clear, correct understanding of the nature of reality, especially about the self (atman), karma, and the universe. - Why it matters: Gnana Enlightens the mind, allowing discernment between real and false attachments. It dissolves wrong beliefs that fuel binding activities of karma and fuelable emotions. - In Jain terms: Gnana is closely linked with the triple jewels (three jewels): Samyak Darshan (right faith), Samyak Jnana (right knowledge), and Samyak Charitra (right conduct). Together they guide the seeker toward liberation.

How they relate to each other

• Gnana informs the practitioner about the law of karma and the path forward; with right knowledge, one can practice samvara (to stop new karmas) and nirjara (to shed old karmas) more effectively.
• Equanimity supports both samvara and nirjara by reducing violent mental and emotional reactions that bind karma.
• Karma nirjara is the practical outcome of disciplined conduct, right belief, and steady effort guided by gnana and tempered by equanimity.

Important notes

• Both Digambar and Shwetambar traditions affirm the same core ideas: karma, its bondage and shedding, equanimity as a virtue, and gnana as essential knowledge. Subtle interpretive nuances may exist in how they describe stages or terms, but the essential aim—liberation through pure knowledge, non-attachment, and controlled conduct—remains the same.
• If you’d like, I can provide short verses or provide a simple meditation/mindfulness suggestion rooted in Jain practice to cultivate gnana, samvara, nirjara, and samatva.