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of raag)? That is how you stop raag.
That is because after attaining Gnan, both attachment and abhorrence are in the form of discharge. Abhorrence will hurt the other person; it will have an effect on him. Therefore, you should do pratikraman and it will wash it off. Whereas raag is not going to do anything to the other person and, because it is a discharge, it will go away on its own. And, therefore, it is going to go away, whether you do pratikraman or not. Hence, nothing will happen even if you do not do pratikraman for raag.
As in your business, if someone owes you one million rupees and you owe some other person half a million rupees, the one whom you owe money will come to collect his money. Now, if he comes to collect at two o'clock in the morning, you have to pay him off because you want to go to moksha. And if you do not get your money owed to you from the other person, you can make a compromise or write it off. That is how it is with raag and dwesh.
Questioner: Does that mean that there is no problem with raag, and that dwesh is the problem? Does raag prevent spiritual progress towards full enlightenment?
Dadashri: Whatever raag is in your karmic stock is bound to arise and it is not going to increase, because it is a discharge. It does not hinder us. It is a karmic stock which is bound to come out, is it not? You are not doing any raag, it is just the karmic stock; it occurs. The only thing is that you speak sweetly with the ones you have raag for. That is all. It is all a discharge. You were supposed to obstruct it but now it has become a discharge.
So now, you should remain in the Agnas of the Gnani Purush, should you not? If you remain in the Agnas, then you are constantly the Self. No matter what you are doing, whether you are working or anything else, if you remain in the Agnas, then you are constantly the Self.
Questioner: How can one remain in the Agnas where there is raag?
Dadashri: What do you call raag and dwesh, what is the definition of raag and dwesh? Cause-raag (charge-raag) is considered as raag. Effect-raag (discharge-raag) is not considered raag. The raag that you have now is not a causeraag. It is effect-raag because you have become a Shuddhatma. Shuddhatma does not have any raag-dwesh and the effect all belongs to 'Chandulal.'
If there is effect-raag or effect-dwesh, You have to tell "Chandulal,' 'Why are you attacking when something wrong occurs? Therefore, do pratikraman.' And you do not have to do anything for raag, do you understand?
(248) If awareness of separation cannot be maintained during raag, if one cannot remain in the Agnas, then he has to do pratikraman.
Self-Respect and Moksha
Questioner: Is there a way one can do prarikraman without losing his self-respect (swamaan)?
Dadashri: You can do pratikraman. Where does selfrespect have any problem with pratikraman? How is self-respect lost in doing pratikraman? There is no such thing as self-respect in front of the Lord (the Lord within), is there? Self-respect is an issue with people. There is nothing wrong in showing helplessness in front of the Lord. You should not become helpless in front of people. Self-respect means you should not become helpless in front of others. And he that becomes free of selfrespect, becomes entitled to moksha. The Effect of Pride with '
My-ness' Upon Others Questioner: What should I do so that the pride or arrogance (abhimaan) does not cause any problem or hurt to
