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## Aaturpratyakhyanaprakirnakam, Chapter 11
**Regarding the consequences of wrong belief, whether in this world, the next world, or in beings with or without consciousness, or in the five sense objects, I wish to perform atonement.**
**[The student says to the Guru:]** "Reverend Sir, I wish to perform atonement. I desire and accept it."
**[The Guru asks:]** "What do you wish to atone for?"
**[The student replies:]** "I wish to atone for the highest good, the non-acceptance of food."
**[The Guru says:]** "What do you do to achieve this?"
**[The student replies:]** "Generally, I abstain from all evil, from all wrong paths. I atone for the following fifteen reasons:
* **Previous food:** I atone for eating food that was not properly obtained, not properly cooked, not properly offered, not properly received, or received with greed, attachment, anger, delusion, foolishness, dullness, pride, arrogance, or with the use of the four senses, the five senses, or with the burden of a wife and children, or with the desire for worldly pleasures.
* **Present food:** I atone for the present food that I am about to eat.
* **Future food:** I atone for the future food that I will eat.
**[The Guru says:]** "You have spoken generally about atonement. Now, speak specifically about the three times."
**[The student replies:]** "I atone for the past evil actions, such as slander, abuse, and violence, by performing atonement. I atone for the future evil actions, such as avoiding, preventing, and controlling, by performing atonement. I atone for the present evil actions, such as the present karma that binds me, by performing atonement through the method of repentance.
**[The Guru says:]** "What kind of atonement do you perform?"
**[The student replies:]** "I atone for the evil actions that I have committed myself. I atone for the evil actions that I have caused others to commit. I atone for the evil actions that I have approved of, such as the killing of enemies, by performing atonement.
**[The Guru says:]** "The soul binds itself to evil actions through the four causes: thought, speech, body, and the three times (past, present, future). Therefore, the soul must atone for these actions.
**[The student replies:]** "I atone for the wrong belief, which includes the five types of wrong belief: attachment, aversion, delusion, doubt, and wrong perception. I atone for the lack of restraint, which includes the evil actions of thought, speech, and body. I atone for the passions, which include the four types of passions: anger, pride, deceit, and greed. I atone for the evil actions, which include the three types of evil actions: thought, speech, and body.
**[The Guru says:]** "Therefore, you must perform atonement for the wrong belief, the lack of restraint, the passions, and the evil actions.
**[The student replies:]** "I will perform atonement for the wrong belief, the lack of restraint, the passions, and the evil actions. I will also perform atonement for the lack of concentration and the lack of proper conduct.
**[The Guru says:]** "This is the fourfold atonement."
**[The student replies:]** "I understand."
**[The Guru says:]** "Now, regarding the consequences of wrong belief, whether in this world, the next world, or in beings with or without consciousness, or in the five sense objects, I wish to perform atonement."
**[The student replies:]**