Aptavani 06

SR No.: 007537
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation
Publication Year: 2008
Total Pages: 161
Language: English
Classification: Book_English & Akram Vigyan
File Size: 25 KB

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Vignan there is no partiality or side-taking, so how can there be new construction without destruction of the old?
Dadashri: This is not a path of construction and neither is it a path of destruction. This path is only for those who want to attain liberation (moksha). There is another path for those who do not want liberation. 'We give a different belief to those who want it.
some people who have received Gnan Vidhi (mahatmas) who do up to five hundred pratikramans a day.
Questioner: That is reversal of aggression in thoughts, speech and actions by changing the inner intent (bhaav pratikraman). That is not the ritual of pratikraman traditionally practiced by the Jains with verbal recitations (kriya pratikraman), is it?
Dadashri: No, there is no pratikraman in visible actions (kriya). The most one gets in doing kriya pratikraman is a calm mind.
It is extremely difficult to make progress on the Kramic path, the traditional path to liberation; nevertheless it is the permanent path. No religion can work when there is no unity in what is going on in the mind, the speech and the action. Currently, is this not the state that prevails everywhere?
So what do 'we' teach people of this current time cycle when they want to know religion?
If you happen to tell a lie, there is no objection here. Even if you lie in your mind, there is no objection, but now ask an apology from the pure Soul of the one you have 'hurt,' coupled with remorse of the wrongdoing (pratikraman), and make a decision that you will not tell any more lies (pratyakhyan). 'We' teach people to do prarikraman.
Questioner: We do pratikraman at night (raishi) and pratikraman in the morning (devshi). Is there anything wrong with that?
Questioner: Is there a discharge of karma (nirjara) in it?
Dadashri: Discharge is occurring for every living being. The intention to do pratikraman is good, and therefore the discharge will be good. But pratikraman should be 'shoot-onsight pratikraman.' What you (addressing the Jain questioner) are doing is effect-discharge pratikraman (dravya pratikraman). For liberation, reversal of aggression in thoughts, speech and actions by changing the inner intent (bhaav pratikraman) is needed.
Questioner: There is inner intention (bhaav) along with effect (dravya), is there not?
Dadashri: No, only dravya pratikraman is taking place; there is no bhaav in it. This is because it is very difficult to have bhaav in this the current era (Kaliyug). Bhaav only arises when the Gnani Purush graces you by placing his hand on your head. Otherwise bhaav cannot arise.
Who is a Gnani Purush? It is He who has no delving in the state of the non-Self (parparinati), at all. He is constantly in the state of the Self, day or night. His speech, conduct and humility win over the minds of others. There is no trace of adverse internal meditation that hurts the self (artadhyan) or of adverse internal meditation that hurts the self and others
Dadashri: Pratikraman should be 'shoot-on-sight pratikraman,' meaning it should be done the instant you hurt another being. You cannot afford to keep your debts pending. In the same manner, you cannot afford to keep any pratikraman pending.
Questioner: Living beings are constantly binding karma, so should they be constantly doing pratikraman?
Dadashri: Of course! They have to be done! There are