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[13] Liberation from Artadhyan and Raudradhyan
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touches hot charcoal. We have the knowledge that we can get burned by hot charcoal, and yet if we accidentally touch it, we will still get burned, will we not? Will it not give its effect'? It can be said that it gave its effect, can it not?
Daca
credit the four in your karma account? If you cannot tolerate this insult, why are you dishing out a new one?
This is how man wanders around life after life. People take on needless liabilities. Do not spoil the bhaav for anyone, and if you do, then correct it immediately. But learn the art of how to get your work done from all this, if you want to go to moksha. The Gnani Purush will teach you that art. He will teach you how to come out of it.
Pratikraman Erases Bad Intent
Dadashri: What does one say? 'Why the heck did he have to come this time of the night? How does that help him?
Questioner: No, it does not help him at all. On the contrary, it will create problems.
Dadashri: On the contrary, it ruins his next life.
Questioner: But, Dada, what if one repents and does pratikraman at that time? When mahatmas do prarikraman, they change their intent, but still the newer bhaavs intents) remain, do they not? When he changes his bad bhaav into a good bhaav, for him the bhaavkarma still remains, does it not?
Dadashri: Doing prarikraman does not produce good intent from a bad intent. Pratikraman just washes off the mistake: 'I do pratikraman for the atikraman I did and I will not do the same again."
(242) Consequences of Effect (Prarabdha-karma)
and Binding of Karma Karma is bound with belief and intent of 'I am Chandulal.' For you, now that you have attained Self-realization, the remaining karmas are prarabdha-karma. You eat, you drink, you sleep: you can do everything.
Questioner: You have said that one will get burned if he
Dadashri: That is called effect (prarabdha). An agnani (not Self-realized) binds karma because of his belief, 'I am Chandulal.' When this belief breaks, he becomes free from karma bondage.
Questioner: So, Dada, it is correct by Gnan, but when he is doing something and he has bad thoughts, does he have to do pratikraman?
Dadashri: 'You' do not have to do pratikraman. 'You' have to make him ("Chandulal') do pratikraman. You have to erase the liability, do you not? When you do pratikraman, you are erasing the liability. You have to say, 'Chandubhai, why did you do atikraman? Now do pratikraman,' and thus You erase the liability.
Questioner: And if pratikraman is not done, is there danger of liability?
Dadashri: That is what remains. You will have to do pratikraman. Instead, is it not better to go ahead and do the pratikraman? "Why did you do atikraman? So now do pratikraman.' Otherwise, after attaining this Gnan, all that remains is for one to suffer the effect of karma (prarabdha).
Questioner: Atikraman occurs while suffering the prarabdha- karma, but...
Dadashri: Pratikraman has to be done. 'You' have to make him ("Chandulal') do it and make him wash.
Questioner: What occurs if he does not wash it? Dadashri: It will have to be washed again.
