Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Is DNA = Karma?

Scientists say that DNA is a code for the whole body. The human body looks so complicated with so many organs functioning together in sync with each other. And it is surprising to see that the whole body and its organs is dictated by how the DNA is. This looks so surprising, that there are little machine inside our cells, which replicate the DNAs and the cells get divided, and an embryo transforms into baby and it then transforms in a man. The body structure, and its organs are all coded in the DNA.

Is DNA = Karma?
Since DNA affects us so much, it seems that it may be the karma. And also there are some sites in DNA, which are called Genes, which contribute in our body changes, and so many sites which does not seem to be useful. The 'not so useful' sites seem to be similar to 'Visrasopachaya parmanu - विस्रसोपचय परमाणु', as described in the Yoga Margana in Gommatsaar Jeevakaand Ji. However it turns out that DNA can not be Karma. Here are the reasons for that:
1. When a living body dies, the Karma gets flown along with the soul to its new body. If DNA had been karma, it would have flown along with the soul- but DNA remains with the dead body.
2. Plants have DNA, but water, fire etc do not have DNA, while water and fire itself are living beings.
3. Karma particles are too small to be DNA. DNAs are in the range of 20-24 A, while karma particles are really really minute.

If Karma is not DNA, and DNA seems to be doing lot of things which Karma is supposed to do. So the question is how DNA and karma are related?

How Karma and DNA are related:
1. It seems that Karma particles modify the DNA which one inherits from the parents.
2. There are 8 types of karma, and it seems DNA does most of things which Naam Karma is supposed to do. So it seems some types of Naam Karma are responsible in constructing/modifying the DNA.

Insights in Karma, from the learning of DNA:
- DNA and its surrounding seems to be making a complicated machine to build the whole body. And DNA seems to be constructed/shaped by the Naam Karma. Now all types of karma does not seem to follow the same pattern. Gyanavarni, DarshanaVarni, Antaraya and mohania karma does not seem to be making machines, as Naam karma seems to be.


On Spiritual front (Analogy of Karma with DNA):
As there is DNA which dictates so many things - so we have Gyanavarni etc 8 karmas which, if similar to DNA, would have active and passive sites- which affect our gyaan etc 8 things. The site can be categorized in 3 ways:
1. Passive Sites: Sites which are passive- These are 'Visrasopachaya parmanu - विस्रसोपचय परमाणु'
2. Dormant Sites: Sites which will be active after some duration- These are karma which will be in rise after some duration, and would come with some intensity.
3. Active Sites: Sites which are active now- There are karma in Udaya, and would become passive, once they have given their effect.

Why does karma bind to soul:

From the scriptures- when the soul does kashaya it attracts the karam vaargana according to its Raaga-Dwesha. So from my DNA analogy above, it seems that the kashaya of soul works on all 3 sites as follows:
1. Passive Sites: Passive sites become active, which is called Bandh.
2. Dormant sites: Their duration and intensity may change, which is called Utkarshan and Apkarshan.
3. Active sites: Active sites may not be able to show their effect, or show their effect more than they were supposed depending on current kashaya and conditions.

So it seems our kashaya is responsible for all the things which are happening with us. Kashay bring karma, and which in turns affect our knowledge, emotions, body, surroundings etc.

How to get rid of karma:

The way to get rid of karma is to get detached- to not have any Kashaya. Lets see how getting no kashaya may help getting rid of karma with DNA analogy:
1. Passive Sites: Passive sites remain passive. Since there is no kashaya- so there is nothing which make them dormant or active.
2. Dormant Sites: This seems to be making an interesting case. When one does Kashaya, the dormant sites' intensity and time-to-activate increases, and when one stops kashaya, the domant sites' intensity and time-to-activate decreases. So in order for dormant to remain the same way, it needs some level of Kashaya by soul- and if that kashaya does not happen- the dormant sites starts becoming passive.
3. Active Sites: The acitve sites for Mohaniya do not result in much, when someone is trying to not have kashaya. This is valid only if Active sites not have great intensity. If they have high intensity, then the soul is not able to remain in no-kashaya state.


Open questions in DNA:

These are open questions I have- some specialist in DNA field may have answers.
1. Does all cells in a livng being have same DNA?
2. When we eat something, we are eating new DNA's. In that case how does it work out- dooesn't it clash with our exisiting DNAs?
3. How does DNA medicines work- do they repair all the DNAs in the body. Or just for some limited DNAs?
4. DNA come from our parents. However some living beings just get created in atmosphere. For example: In my dry lentils box- I see some small living beings get created, while they did not have any parents. How do their DNA get build in this case when they do not have parents or egg?
5. DNA of a person comes from parents- however for some persons, their body and interests does not completely relate at all with his parents and forefathers. Is Science able to answer that- or there are no answers till now?

1 comment:

Everforgive said...

Jai Jinendra
Let me try to answer some questions with my knowledge
1).Yes all cells in the same organism have same DNA.Only expression is different
Like there are 2 regions viz.Introns - The Non coding regions and Exons - The coding regions on DNA
So each cell decides when the particular protein have to be produced based on Central Dogma theory.So depending on particular time and space the DNA becomes active.Like for example Embryonic genes are not expressed at Adult stage.
2).Every living organism has DNA.When we eat plants their DNA enters our system but that does not make any difference in our DNA.As it requires several enzymes to take part in Replication or Duplication of foreign DNA.
3).DNA medicines, well are not many at present. And again it is of different types which can affect whole of the body's DNA or which can act on certain area.
4).Every living organism are born out of Parents essentially.Be it humans,bacteria,,virus .Your question ''In my dry lentils box- I see some small living beings get created, while they did not have any parents'' , spores are present in atmosphere and that grows in the moist regions generally in wood.Rarely in dry places.
Even male Frogs leave away sperms in water and these reaches the Female frog ,and the egg and sperm fertilize inside Female womb.
So nothing in nature grows without parents or pre-existant form of nature.
5).Very well can Science answer your 5th question.Gene expression differs from one cell to other as i told already.
Now , interst in a particular thing or dislike is a character .which is also controlled by genes so if that gene is expressed the person will have tendency to like particular thing or dislike it.It as again depends on vibrations if it is meant for living.
To conclude with GENES rule our lives and Enivornmental factors are essential for its proper expression

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