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[16] Revenge of Enmity Is Unbearable
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Dadashri: When that occurs, stop everything and then 'see' it again. Stop everything and then start all over again.
For many, doing only a few pratikraman will clear up their account book. For others, they may have to do a lot of pratikraman because they may have made a lot of entries in their book.
Questioner: Does that mean that we have to keep on doing pratikraman again and again?
(292) Dadashri: That is all; that is the purusharth you have to do.
will never do it again.' But the future you are leaving under the control of vyavasthit. Then you have to remain in the present. This is all our science says: 'Vartman ma vartey sada so gnani jagmahi - He who lives constantly in the present is verily the Gnani of the world. Therefore, after attaining this Gnan, you should always remain in the present. Remain in the present, whenever and whatever the circumstance. Do not be out of the present even for a moment. "We are constantly in the present. "We remain the Self and this 'Patel' remains constantly in the present (vartman).
In order to do pratikraman, you have to recall the past. You have to recall all that you have forgotten and now if the atikraman has occurred again today, then you have to recall it specifically and do pratikraman for it. You have no choice. Pratikraman is the main thing on this path of ours. And after attaining this Gnan, after attaining the Self, there is no need for pratikraman, but this is the path of Akram Vignan and one has attained the Self without getting rid of one's karma.
The Fireworks Will Always Go Off
Questioner: What should I do when, while doing pratikraman, atikraman occurs at that time?
Dadashri: Do your pratikraman later. When you attempt to extinguish a fire that was ignited by a firecracker, and in the process another firecracker is suddenly set off, you would have to jump aside and wait before making another attempt to put out the fire. These fireworks of life will keep exploding. Such is the worldly life.
Atikraman While Doing Pratikraman
Questioner: Sometimes, what occurs is that while doing pratikraman, twice as many arikraman occur. I start to see mistakes in him with increased force. What kind of unfolding of karma is that?
Questioner: So when atikraman starts in this manner, while I am doing pratikraman, is anything wrong there?
Dadashri: No, you just stop doing pratikraman at that time. If you want to boil milk and it starts to overflow, you have to remove it from the heat for a while and then you have to put it back on again. And when it does not stop the second time round, You have to tell 'Chandulal,' 'He is very beneficial to you. Why are you creating more mess like this again? That person is very beneficial to you!
Questioner: Everything settles down for a while when I say that he is of great benefit to me,' but then after a while, everything takes over again.
Dadashri: But even then, they (unfolding karma) will not become stickier. That too is a wonder, is it not? It is good that you have been able to sort this much of it out. This is a tremendous kashay and the account book is very big! Extended Pratikramans for One Individual
Questioner: My pratikraman for an individual continues for three days. It seems there is no end to it and so I get tired I feel I do not want to do any more pratikraman. I wonder
