Bandha - Karmic Bondage
Karma binds to the soul based on the intensity and type of passion involved.
Bandha is the actual binding of karma to the soul. The nature, duration, and intensity of this binding depend on the type of action and the passion accompanying it. Anger binds differently than greed.
Passion is the glue that makes karma stick.
Passion determines the strength and duration of karmic bonds.
Karma Mechanics
Written about in
- What Jainism says about forgiveness
Jainism's reason to drop a grudge is mechanical rather than sentimental: karma binds to the soul in proportion to the passion behind an act, so anger held for years keeps binding long after the injury has stopped. The doctrine also holds that anger binds differently from greed — the emotion you carry shapes the kind of bondage, not only the amount.