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[6] The Thorns Vanish and the Blossoms Remain
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Dadashri: That is not your lookout (concern). You have to say it in your mind (silent pratikraman) and so you are free. The Exact Definition of 'Settlement of Karma'
Questioner: If there is an incident where even before any atikraman occurs, if we have the awareness of, 'This is a discharge; this bhaav (inner intent) is not mine,' is that not pratikraman?
Dadashri: Everyone cannot maintain such awareness like you. Not everyone can maintain the awareness of, 'This bhaav is not mine.' So it is better to teach this simple thing of pratikraman to most people.
Questioner: When the pratikraman is done, the Self does not accept it as its own bhaav, does it?
Dadashri: No, it is true what he says, that we are only doing pratikraman to show that this is not our bhaav. Other people do not have the awareness of 'These bhaavs (feelings of repent and aggression) are not mine,' do they?
Settling a file with equanimity and the absence of the slightest atikraman is all a discharge (nikaal) in worldly interaction. Atikraman should not occur; but if it does, then you have to do pratikraman. Then it counts as a discharging worldly interaction (nirjara of karma).
The Doer of Atikraman Does Pratikraman
After 'we' give Gnan, one begins to see all his own faults. Until then, he sees other's faults and not his own. If he wants to, he will find a hundred faults in someone else. He will see only two or three of his most obvious ones but he will not be able to see his other faults. Now that Gnan has been nurtured and has grown into a good size plant, you will immediately begin to see all your faults. What do you see every day? Do you see your own faults or those of others?
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Pratikraman
Questioner: Only my own.
Dadashri: So if you can see your faults, and if they are big, then do pratikraman for them. You have to do pratikraman even if they are small. The one who makes the mistake has to do pratikraman. Therefore, 'Chandulal' has to do pratikraman. 'You' (the Self) do not have to do anything. 'You' have to tell 'Chandulal' to do the pratikraman. And all other faults, the ones that are light, go away merely by 'seeing' them. But the faults can only go away when you can 'see' them. When all faults go away, then one becomes flawless (nirdosh).
You will not see a single fault of anyone in this world, even if he were to hit you. That is the kind of vision (drashti) I have given you. Do you see any fault?
Questioner: I see my own fault.
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Dadashri: And if you see someone else's fault, do you do pratikraman immediately?
Questioner: Yes, Dada.
Dadashri: You will not have any attacking inner intent or thought (aakraman) towards anyone. You will never even have an attacking thought when someone swears at you, hits you or causes you harm. And yet the whole world, the ascetics and the monks (sadhus and sanyasis), they will all attack with, 'What is it... What did you say... I will do this, I will do that to you!"
Whereas these people (those who have taken Gnan) will not even think about attacking. That is called 'Gnani bhakta' - worshipper of Gnani. Gnani bhakta means he has become free.
Real Pratikraman is That Which Decreases Faults
What does pratikraman mean? It means to become lighter and feel freer. It means that the person will feel very uneasy
