Book Title: Pratikramana Full Version
Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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________________ [14] Release from Bondage of Inner Enemies 267 268 Pratikraman am Dada's. What are you doing here? Are you not ashamed?' All you have to do is take Dada's name. Questioner: So I feel that such anger will send me back into the cycles of birth and death. It will create new karmic bondage. Dadashri: How is it going to do that? That poor thing (anger) is neutral. What you say is applicable to those who are under the control of anger (those who do not have Selfrealization). We are not under its control. And if pratikraman is not being done. You can tell *Chandulal,' 'Sir, do pratikraman. Questioner: Does anger arise first and then pratikraman starts? Dadashri: They will start... both will occur simultaneously. Questioner: Anger is continuing and pratikraman also occurs. They both occur simultaneously. Both fight each other. Atikraman against pratikraman. Dadashri: Then nothing will remain. Karmic accounts (hisaab) are being cleared life after life. That is the prakruti (non-Self) and You are Purush (Self), Shuddhatma. Nothing touches Shuddhatma. The Self is the Knower-Seer (GnataDrashta). To continue 'seeing the prakruti is purusharth. Now you have become the Purush (the Self) and this is prakruti (the non-Self). 'You' (Purush) have to keep 'seeing' what this prakruti is doing. Whether it ("Chandulal.' prakruti) is doing the good or the bad, You have nothing to do with it. You (the 'Seer) are separate. It is just like watching a gigantic bonfire. Is the Seer not separate from the fire? Say your home is on fire, it is burning like a big bonfire, and You are seeing it; you will not get burned. And the moment you say, 'My home is burning down, you will get burned. Questioner: The Seer' does not have 'my-ness (mamata). Dadashri: The 'Seer' does not have 'my-ness'; he is a spectator. You do not have 'my-ness': 'we' removed it from you. You surrendered 'my-ness (mamata) to 'Me' (Dada). When You remain the 'Seer,' the prakruti will dissolve; that many karmas are gone. A Mistake of Discharge is a Lifeless Mistake Questioner: Agitations caused by atikraman cool down with pratikraman? Dadashri: Yes. One cools down. For "sticky files,' in the excess of five thousand pratikramans need to be done before things cool down. Even if anger is not expressed externally, the irritation it creates will leave stains within if you do not do pratikraman for it. It will clear when you do pratikraman. Do pratikraman if you do atikraman. Questioner: If I become angry with someone and then, at the same time, I realize that I have done something wrong and do pratikraman, what is that? Dadashri: After attaining Gnan, when you ask for forgiveness for becoming angry with someone, then there is no problem; you are free. If you cannot apologize in person, then do so from within, and that is enough. Questioner: In person, in front of everyone? (254) Dadashri: There is no problem if you do not do it in person, but do it from within; it is acceptable. This is because the mistake is not alive - it is a discharge. Discharge means that it is not living and it will not bring about that bad of a result. Instant Results with Sincere Pratikraman Questioner: I became very angry with someone and I

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