Pratikramana Freedom Through Apology and Repentance

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

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Pratikraman
Pratikraman
our karmas or for that which happens within?
Dadashri: Pratikraman is for that which happens within. Questioner: Is it for our thoughts or for our intent?
Dadashri: For your intent. Behind every thought there is always an intent. If there has been atikraman, then pratikraman should be done. Atikraman is when you have bad thoughts. You may have a bad thought for this lady sitting here, so you should turn it around by saying to yourself, 'Think good thoughts about her'. You may think that this person sitting here is useless. Why do such a thought come to you? You have no right to assess anyone's worth. If you must say anything at all, then say that everyone is good. By saying this you will not be liable for the karma, but if you say that this person is worthless, then that is atikraman. For this, you must do pratikraman. (P.324)
When you tolerate something that you dislike, with a pure mind, you will become vitarag.
Questioner: What is a pure mind?
Dadashri: A pure mind is one where you do not have any negative thoughts for your opponents. What does that mean? That means that you do not bite' your nimit, (lash out at the person who is instrumental in the dissipation of your negative karmas). If you have bad thoughts, then you should immediately wash them away by doing pratikraman.
Questioner: A pure mind comes in the final stage, does it not? Will we have to continue doing pratikraman until it becomes
Where the mind is impure, pratikraman is required.
You have to keep the account book of the pure Self, clean. So at night before you go to bed, tell Chandulal to do pratikraman for whomever he saw faults in during the day. He must keep his books clean for everyone. Any negative bhaav will be purified through pratikraman. There is no other solution. Even if an income tax officer were to come and harass you, you should not see any faults in him. Tell 'Chandulal' that he has to see the whole world as faultless, before he goes to bed.
(P.327) Questioner: Should pratikraman be done in the presence of the other person?
Dadashri: There is no problem if the pratikraman is done later on.
Questioner: If I have talked negatively about you or hurt you, should I come to you personally and do pratikraman?
Dadashri: If you can do it personally that would be good and if that is not feasible then the pratikraman you do later on, brings about the same results.
What I am saying is that if you have a negative thought about Dada, you should continue doing pratikraman. People are not to be blamed for their hostile personalities. People today have hostility in them. It is characteristic of this time cycle for all living beings to be hostile. All the non-hostile ones have passed away. There are still, however many elevated souls who can improve.
(P.328) If you have negative thoughts about me, you should do pratikraman. The human mind is capable of seeing faults of even a Gnani Purush. What will the mind not do? The mind that has been burnt will bum others. An unhappy man spreads unhappiness.
pure?
Dadashri: Yes that is right. The mind may become pure in certain matters but not in others. These are all different stages.