Soul & Karma

Kashaya

/kuh-SHAA-yuh/

The four passions: anger, pride, deceit, greed.

Krodha (anger), mana (pride), maya (deceit) and lobha (greed) are the glue that makes karma stick. The stronger the passion behind an act, the heavier the karma. Much of Jain practice is about weakening these four.

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