In Jain spiritual practice, the aim is to restore one’s jīva or soul to natural purity so as to attain nirvāṇa.
Although one can follow conventional standards of making merit (puṇya) and avoiding demerit (pāpa), ultimate freedom from saṁsāra means that one’s consciousness must move beyond this duality.
This is similar to the orthodox Brahmanical thought of the Upaniṣads. One can achieve this freedom from duality through yogic (ascetic) practices.