Even good
actions bind, if motivated
While talking of karmic bondages, it must be noted that
Jainism does not approve of even so called good actions resulting in
�Punya' meaning righteousness or virtues, if they are done with a motive
to earn something in return either in this life or in the next, because
the good actions taken with such motives result in the bondages of �Punya'.
Law of causation would surely give you proper reward for your good
actions, but this will not result in total liberation which is the final
goal of spiritual ascendency. Such actions therefore result in the bondage
of golden chains and it matters not if the chains which bind you are made
of gold or of iron. Such actions are therefore described as Punyanubandhi
Papa meaning sin having a gloss of righteousness. There are certain
undesirable actions which a man is compelled to take to protect some
virtues. For example, a molester of a helpless victim is required to be
killed to save the victim. Such an action results in Papanubandhi Punya
meaning, virtue having the gloss of sin. These are different types of
bondages which follow their own course of duration and intensity depending
upon various factors including the factor of attachment of detachment.
