Essence of All Religion

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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The essence of all religion
The essence of all religion
actions. Therefore, you are free from any future negative consequences.
your teaching does not work for me." This worldly approach fails to improve the present or the future. Only the bhaavna of the nine kalams works for improvement of the present and the future.
You do not have to do anything. All you have to do is ask for the strength. The result of this bhavna will come in due time.
BHAAV PRATIKRAMAN
Questioner: Asking for the strength from within is fine, but what must be done to ensure that we do not hurt anyone's ego?
Dadashri : No, nothing needs to be done. All you have to do is to read the kalam. You do not have to do anything else. Your action of hurting the ego of the other person is an effect result from a discharge of past karma) of causes (charge karma - i.e. seeds of new karma) sown in your past life. The result cannot be changed, but with awareness the cause can be changed. The change of opinion changes the cause. That is why your responsibility ends if you recite this kalam.
Questioner : Whenever the other person's ego is hurt, at that time I realize that it is my own ego that has spoken.
Dadashri : No, there is no need to come to that conclusion. What does our internal awareness tell us? Our path to salvation is a path of introspection. Inner awareness should remain constantly. Pratikraman should be done immediately when someone's ego is hurt. I also do pratikraman whenever I hurt someone's ego.
So, in the morning the first thing you should say is, 'I do not want to hurt any living being to the slightest extent through my mind, speech or action'. Repeat this five times before leaving home and then if someone gets hurt by you unintentionally, do pratikraman for it as soon as possible.
Questioner: And this should be said sincerely.
Dadashri : All this has to be done sincerely. Whoever says the kalam is doing so with sincerity. His opinion has been separated. This is the highest science
You simply have to recite the nine kalams, you do not have to do any of it. You just have to ask for strength: 'Dada Bhagwan, give me strength. All I want is the strength.' You will receive this strength and your responsibility will end.
What is Pratikraman? It is like washing off a stain the moment it occurs. After that there is no problem. Who does not do pratikraman? The one who is not aware of cause and effect, and karma. Those who have received Gnan (Self-Realization), do 'shoot-on-sight' pratikraman. The followers of the twenty-four tirthankaras did exactly the same. Today people cannot do that and so Lord Mahavir has laid down these raishi (at night)-devshi (in the morning), pakshik (every 15 days) and samvatsari (yearly) pratikraman during paryushan (yearly event of intense introspection amongst the Jains).
The entire world teaches you, don't do this, don't do that!' Your reply to the world would be, "It is not my intention to hurt others, but I end up hurting them any way. Therefore