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being washed through the criticisms he receives at the hands of others. The law of the world is to accuse and attack the nimit (apparent doer). Whereas here, our law says 'The fault is of the sufferer.
What are the results of pratikraman?
Questioner : How can we do pratikraman if we have continued attraction (asakti) for someone?
Dadashri : By saying the name of that person, recalling the Soul within that person and recalling 'Dada', do pratikraman for that attraction
Questioner : What should we do if someone has negative feelings towards us?
Dadashri : You still have to do pratikraman. It is because of your prior mistake that the other person feels that way about you. You are bound by your own mistakes. Bondage can be due to either attachment or abhorrence (raag or dwesh), you have to do pratikraman for whichever it is. If the other person is simple and straightforward, ask for forgiveness directly from him. Otherwise, you can do it in your mind and that will still clear your karmic debt.
Questioner : Does pratikraman turn the other person's mind completely?
Dadashri : If pratikraman is towards a complete stranger, he will be overcome with awe. He will be drawn towards you right away. Pratikraman will pacify the other person's tendencies (vrutti). However, as far as your family members are concerned, you will constantly have to do their pratikraman.
Questioner: If we keep remembering someone who has died, do we still have to do his pratikraman?
Dadashri : The dead as well as the living will come into
your memory. Do pratikraman of whomever you remember because you know that the real within that person is eternal, the Self never dies. Doing pratikraman will help his soul and you will become free from your karmic entanglements with that person.
Questioner : How do we do pratikraman for the dead?
Dadashri : You have to recall the pure Soul that is separate from his mind, body, speech, bhavkarma (charge karma), dravyakarma (effect karma), nokarma (neutral karma), his name and all the attachments associated with the name of the dead. Then recall all the mistakes you made (alochana) and say, "I am repenting for those mistakes and asking for forgiveness (pratikraman). I am making a firm decision not to repeat those mistakes (pratyakhyan)." 'You': the Self should remain the knower and the observer of 'Chandulal' (non-self) doing the pratikraman and know how many pratikraman he does and how well he does them.
Where there is constant pratikraman, there the self is verily pure (shuddha). You should see the pure Soul in others and do pratikraman; at that time your awareness of your own pure Soul prevails. This pratikraman is not a worldly ritual. Purification of many other things occurs simultaneously.
What does the relative non-self (pudgal) say? It says that you' have become 'pure, but now make me 'pure! When the impure pudgal parmanus express i.e. when mistakes occur then pratikraman will make them pure, (correct the mistake).
Gross and subtle (sthool and sookshma) mistakes are corrected through pratikraman and the subtler and the subtlest mistakes (sookshmatar and sookshmatam) mistakes are corrected through 'seeing them. This path is the path of alochana, pratikraman and pratyakhyan and in addition, they must be done the instant the mistakes occur. Even this simple paan (betel nut leaf mouth freshener) needs a cash payment of two anaas. Likewise, pratikraman should be 'cash', not on creditYou
