Answer

In Jain Dharma, “sex karma” is usually understood as the passions and karmas connected with sexual desire, attachment, pleasure-seeking, and body-identification. To reduce and clear such karma, Jain tradition emphasizes:

• Brahmacharya — purity and restraint in thought, speech, and action
• Samyak Darshan — right faith and spiritual clarity
• Pratikraman — repentance and correction of faults
• Tapasya — austerity and self-discipline
• Dhyan — meditation and awareness
• Reducing raag — attachment and craving

Explanation

According to Jain philosophy, bondage of karma happens mainly through passions such as attachment, aversion, anger, pride, deceit, greed, and sensual craving. Sexual desire binds the soul when it is accompanied by attachment, fantasy, indulgence, possessiveness, or loss of self-control.

To purify this karma:

• Observe Brahmacharya according to your stage of life.
  For monks and nuns, brahmacharya is complete celibacy. For householders, it means controlled, ethical, and disciplined conduct within proper limits.
• Practice Pratikraman daily.
  If impure thoughts, speech, or actions arise, sincerely repent, ask forgiveness, and resolve not to repeat them.
• Guard the senses.
  Avoid sights, conversations, entertainment, and situations that increase sexual thoughts or attachment.
• Reflect on the nature of the body.
  Jain Dharma teaches that the soul is pure consciousness, while the body is temporary and not the true Self. This reflection reduces body-attachment.
• Replace desire with spiritual activity.
  Chant Namokar Mantra, study Jain teachings, do swadhyay, seva, samayik, and meditation.
• Control food and lifestyle.
  Simple food, moderation, fasting, and avoiding overstimulation help calm the mind.

Spiritual Understanding

The goal is not hatred of the body, but freedom from slavery to desire. Jain Dharma teaches that the soul’s nature is infinite knowledge, perception, bliss, and energy. Sexual attachment keeps consciousness turned outward; brahmacharya turns it inward toward the soul.

Purification happens gradually through:

• Samvar — stopping new karmic bondage
• Nirjara — shedding previously bound karma

Restraint, repentance, austerity, and right awareness support both samvar and nirjara.

Takeaway

To clear karma connected with sexual desire, practice brahmacharya, pratikraman, sense-control, meditation, and detachment. Do it with sincerity, not guilt. In Jain Dharma, every effort toward purity weakens karma and brings the soul closer to liberation.