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1) You are right wasp, and similar beings dont have much choice, whatever they do they are mistly dictated by nature and they have to act accordingly. That is w

1) You are right wasp, and similar beings dont have much choice, whatever they do they are mistly dictated by nature and they have to act accordingly. That is why there is no karma for them. They cannot create any karma or 'sin' BUT they can suffer the reactions of the bad karma they have done in past life (in a species when they actually had the intelligence to differentiate between right and wrong). A crude example: A man torturing a caterpillar for fun, may have to take birth in a life of caterpillar and endure the same pain, either by a human or different species. Karma does not negate biology, karma is a law which acts on 'subtler' platform than gross law of biology. pleaseure and suffering decided according to law of karma is manifested by biology(through chance and probabilities)! Thanks for such wonderful questions, am open to more.

antihipocrat 3y ago
So in the karmic worldview, creatures that have no free agency are karmically neutral? If so, how would the hypothetical soul that is born in the form of a caterpillar (or another lifeform with zero free agency) be able to ever gain karma?
- utkarsh858 3y ago
  Not karmically neutral. They can not produce new reactions but consume older ones. Once its bad reactions( because of which he had to take a life form with so little consciousness ) are over it can get a new form with more intelligence. Soul never takes a form, it is distinct from matter. Dull matter takes the form. It only 'directs' matter. After old body is destroyed it gets a new body.
  - antihipocrat 3y ago
    I find this interesting, do you have a recommendation for further reading?
    - utkarsh858 3y ago
      There is a monk who likes to explain eastern philosophy in a very wholesome and technical way. Book Reference: 1>. 'Demystifying Reincarnation' https://www.amazon.in/Demystifying-Reincarnation-Chaitanya-Charan/dp/8175994339/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?qid=1704681151&refinements=p_27%3AChaitanya+Charan&s=books&sr=1-4 https://www.amazon.in/Demystifying-Reincarnation-Chaitanya-C... 2>. 'Frequently unanswered questions' https://www.amazon.in/Frequently-Unanswered-Questions-Chaitanya-Charan-ebook/dp/B00BS85II2/ref=mp_s_a_1_15?qid=1704680985&refinements=p_27%3AChaitanya+Charan&s=books&sr=1-15 https://www.amazon.in/Frequently-Unanswered-Questions-Chaita... For a way too technical and scientific analysis of eastern philosophy check out 'Atma Paradigm' series(my respect to you if you actually complete that): 3>. https://m.youtube.com/@TheAtmaParadigm/videos https://m.youtube.com/@TheAtmaParadigm/videos High quality articles on various controversial scenarios in terms of karma https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/?s=Karma________ https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/?s=Karma________

antihipocrat 3y ago

So in the karmic worldview, creatures that have no free agency are karmically neutral? If so, how would the hypothetical soul that is born in the form of a caterpillar (or another lifeform with zero free agency) be able to ever gain karma?

utkarsh858 3y ago
Not karmically neutral. They can not produce new reactions but consume older ones. Once its bad reactions( because of which he had to take a life form with so little consciousness ) are over it can get a new form with more intelligence. Soul never takes a form, it is distinct from matter. Dull matter takes the form. It only 'directs' matter. After old body is destroyed it gets a new body.
- antihipocrat 3y ago
  I find this interesting, do you have a recommendation for further reading?
  - utkarsh858 3y ago
    There is a monk who likes to explain eastern philosophy in a very wholesome and technical way. Book Reference: 1>. 'Demystifying Reincarnation' https://www.amazon.in/Demystifying-Reincarnation-Chaitanya-Charan/dp/8175994339/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?qid=1704681151&refinements=p_27%3AChaitanya+Charan&s=books&sr=1-4 https://www.amazon.in/Demystifying-Reincarnation-Chaitanya-C... 2>. 'Frequently unanswered questions' https://www.amazon.in/Frequently-Unanswered-Questions-Chaitanya-Charan-ebook/dp/B00BS85II2/ref=mp_s_a_1_15?qid=1704680985&refinements=p_27%3AChaitanya+Charan&s=books&sr=1-15 https://www.amazon.in/Frequently-Unanswered-Questions-Chaita... For a way too technical and scientific analysis of eastern philosophy check out 'Atma Paradigm' series(my respect to you if you actually complete that): 3>. https://m.youtube.com/@TheAtmaParadigm/videos https://m.youtube.com/@TheAtmaParadigm/videos High quality articles on various controversial scenarios in terms of karma https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/?s=Karma________ https://www.thespiritualscientist.com/?s=Karma________