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[6] The Thorns Vanish and the Blossoms Remain
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order to break the cycle of mistake, one has to see the mistake and call it a mistake. You cannot protect the mistake. "This is considered the 'Gnani's 'key.' It can open any 'lock.'
Then, when one destroys his own mistakes, his work will be done. Or it can occur if a Gnani Purush helps him achieve that. The Gnani Purush can save you. If you tell the Gnani, *Please save me,' then he will. He does not expect a fee for doing it. Besides, how much value can you put on something that is invaluable? This is considered priceless, it is very precious so there can never be a price for it.
and that is why I have hurt you and for that, I ask for your forgiveness.
When you do pratikraman, your clothes will become clean. Why leave dirt on your clothes when Dada has given you such a simple solution? Why not use it and get your clothes radiantly clean? There is No Suffering Where There is No
Mistake Whenever you hurt someone even slightly, you should know (janavoo) that the mistake is yours. When the state of intemal harmony within is disturbed, you will understand that the mistake is yours. The other person's mistake is evident because he is suffering, but you became instrumental (nimit) in the process: you told him off, so the mistake is yours too. Why does Dada not have any suffering?
Dada does not have any suffering because he no longer has any mistakes. So if someone is hurt by your actions, you should immediately do pratikraman and erase that mistake. Also if someone else commits a mistake because of you, you have to do pratikraman.
Awareness should prevail at every step of the way. We have kashays of anger, pride, deceit and greed within us. They will make us make mistakes and create an account of karmic debt. But against that, we should credit the karmic account immediately and clear it by asking for forgiveness. We cannot keep this business pending. This pratikraman is considered a cash business.
Questioner: The mistakes we make now are from the past life, are they not?
Dadashri: These mistakes are due verily to the demerit karma (paap) of the past life. But generally, people do not destroy the old ones and continue to increase new ones. In
Mistakes are bound to occur; they are inevitable. New mistakes will continue to occur. You will continue to see them. When you see them, you should do pratikraman for them. You should repent for them and do pratyakhyan - vow not to do it again and ask for energies for this. That is called 'shoot-onsight.' It means that the moment the mistake occurs it is instantly washed away. What is your wish, to wash away your mistakes the moment they occur or wash them off once a year?
Ineffective Pratikramans
Questioner: I never got much out of doing prarikraman as it is prescribed in the Kramic path, but when I do the pratikraman as shown in Akram Vignan, I feel as light as a flower.
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Dadashri: But those pratikramans that you did were of the Kramic path, and were done without any understanding. Pratikraman means the faults should decrease right away. Pratikraman means to backtrack whatever distance you have traveled in the wrong direction. But in doing pratikraman without the understanding, people have not only failed to backtrack the path they walked on, but they are stuck in the same place. On the contrary, they are going further in the wrong direction! So how can that be called pratikraman?
