If I leave kandmool and resist eating the same, but it affects pressure or irritation sometimes, what kind of karma I bind ?
Answer
If you leave kandmool with a sincere Jain intention, the abstinence itself does not bind bad karma. What matters most is your inner state.- If you feel discomfort, pressure, or irritation but remain calm, patient, and संयमित, then you are actually strengthening samyam and reducing new bondage.
- If that irritation turns into anger, resentment, harsh speech, or frustration, then you may bind pāp karma, mainly through krodh and other kaṣāyas.
- The physical discomfort itself is usually the fruit of past karma or a bodily condition; it is not automatically new karma by itself.
Explanation
In Jain Dharma, karma is bound primarily through:- Wrong inner attitude
- Passions like anger, pride, deceit, and greed
- Careless conduct
- Himsa in thought, speech, or action
So if you are avoiding kandmool and sometimes feel irritation, the key question is:
- Are you becoming more patient?
- Or are you becoming mentally disturbed and reactive?
If you stay steady, you bind less karma. If you become upset and lose equanimity, then bondage increases.
Spiritual Understanding
Jain practice is not only about external food rules. It is also about bhāva — the inner भावना.A person who leaves kandmool but remains angry or irritated may still bind karma through passion. A person who faces discomfort with samatā and dhairya moves closer to purification.
So the true Jain effort is:
- Avoiding violence
- Maintaining peace
- Accepting bodily discomfort without agitation
Takeaway
If you resist kandmool and feel irritation, the irritation itself is not the main issue. The real karmic binding comes when irritation becomes anger, attachment, or aversion.If you want, I can also explain this in terms of which specific karma is mainly bound in Jain doctrine.