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That is so, if you remain still with it. No one can touch you if you maintain stillness (sthirata) of this Gnan.
This is the path of awareness (jagruti) and You should remain aware. If someone gets hurt, You have the solution of pratikraman. What else can You do? Everything else, the body, the mind and the speech, is dependent on vyavasthit. The Intent to Settle with Equanimity and
Pratikraman Questioner: If we cannot do pratikraman (ask for forgiveness from the pure Soul of the one you have 'hurt,' coupled with remorse of the wrongdoing), is it the mistake of the prakruti, the non-Self, or is it due to obstructing karma (antaray karma)?
Dadashri: That is a mistake of the non-Self (prakruti). And the mistake of prakruti does not occur in all situations. This mistake occurs in some places and not in other places. There is no problem if pratikraman does not occur due to prakruti mistakes. All You have to know' is what your inner intent is and nothing else. Your desire (intent) is to do pratikraman, is it not?
Questioner: Yes, absolutely.
Dadashri: Despite this, pratikraman may not happen; then it is a mistake of the prakruti. You are not liable for that. Sometimes the prakruti will speak and sometimes it will not. It is considered a record player. If it plays, then it will play. Otherwise it may not even play. That is not considered an obstruction (antaray).
Many people tell me, 'I try to settle with equanimity (do sambhave nikaal) but it does not happen.' So I tell them, 'Arey! Settling with equanimity is not something You have to do. You simply have to harbor the intent to settle with equanimity. Whether it can settle with equanimity or not, it is not dependent on you. You just have to remain in my Agnas. Through them, a
lot of Your work will be accomplished and if not, then it is dependant on nature.'
'We only look at this much: that you have the intent of, 'I want to settle with equanimity.' Decide this much. Then, whether it happens or not, You should not concern yourself with it anymore. How long can You sit and see this drama? When will it ever end? You should just move on. Sambhave nikaal (settling with equanimity) may not even happen. If our 'bonfire' did not light, we will light another one ahead. We cannot expect the fire to catch on right away. And how long can we afford to sit waiting? You have to light the matches and try to get the fire going, but what more can You do? Just let go and move on.
Questioner: If pratikraman occurs, does it go into dharma-dhyan (absence of adverse internal meditation), or does it mean there is shukla-dhyan (meditation as the Self)?
Dadashri: No, it is neither dharma-dhyan nor shukladhyan. This pratikraman is not a meditation (dhyan). Pratikraman cleanses you. Actually, there is no need to do pratikraman at all after attaining the Self, but this is Akram Vignan. You have attained the Self without having to work for it and so you need pratikraman to cleanse your past mistakes. With so many mistakes within, if they are not washed off through pratikraman, then they will make you restless. If your clothes get dirty, will you not have to wash them? And in the Kramic step-by-step path, the Self is attained only after the clothes are clean, or after the non-Self has been purified. In that path, one is not likely to get any stains, is he? One More Life to Complete Liberation
(Ekavtari) in the Akram Path Questioner: If I do pratikraman, will new karma not be charged?
Dadashri: Karma is bound only if the Self becomes the
