Pratikramana Freedom Through Apology and Repentance

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

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Pratikraman
Questioner: The results we get from doing pratikraman are based on the principle that by seeing the pure Self in the other person, we decrease our negative bhaav (attachment and abhorrence) towards him. Is that correct?
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Dadashri: Your negative bhaavs will be destroyed. All this is for your own benefit only. It has nothing to do with the other person. The only reason to see the pure Self in others is that you remain in your pure state and awareness.
Questioner: So if someone has a negative bhaav towards us, will it become less by seeing the Self in him?
Dadashri: No that will not happen. It will only lessen if you do pratikraman. That does not happen simply by seeing the Soul in him, but it does through your pratikraman.
Questioner: Does the pratikraman have any effect on
him?
Dadashri: Yes, it does have an effect. In the process of pratikraman when you see the pure Soul in the other person, you are free from all opinions, good or bad. Although the benefits may not be so apparent in the beginning, they will gradually increase. This is because you have never seen the other person as the pure Soul before. You have only seen him as either a good person or a bad person, but never as the pure Soul. (P.318)
Even a tiger will do whatever you command it, if you were to do its pratikraman. There is no difference between a tiger and a human. The difference is in the vibrations you emit. It is your vibrations that will affect the tiger. As long as you believe in your mind that a tiger is a violent animal, the tiger will remain violent. If you are aware that the tiger is the Soul, then it will have no violence with you. Everything is possible.
Pratikraman
You must understand how effective your bhaav can be in causing an effect that can be destructive. If a monkey destroys all the mangoes on your mango tree, then in the moment of frustration you may say that it would have been better to chop off the mango tree altogether. Beware of the inner intent behind what you say. Words spoken in the presence of the Self do not go to waste. If you are careful not to cause a negative effect, then everything will be fine. Everything around you is what you have created. From this moment onwards, stop any vibrations or thoughts towards others. If a thought arises, wash it off by doing pratikraman. That way the entire day will pass without any vibrations. If you can get through the whole day this way, it is enough. That by itself is a great achievement towards liberation. (P.319)
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After this Gnan, the newer events of your life will not become impure. The old phases however, will have to be made pure by seeing them or dealing with them with equanimity. This equanimity is the nature of the Vitarag. New phases will not become impure. They will remain pure. It is the older phases, which are impure and will need to be purified. Remaining within my Agnas, and maintaining equanimity can accomplish that.
Questioner: Dada how do the different karma created before this Gnan, come to an end?
Dadashri: As long as you are living, you can wash them away by repenting. But a few will still remain, and those that remain will become very weak, so in your next life they will fall away by merely touching them, like a burnt rope.
Questioner: Before Gnan, if we had bound a karma for hell, will we still go to hell?
Dadashri: This Gnan has the ability to disintegrate all the bad and grim karmas. Even people who are headed for a life in