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[18] He Who Conquers Sexuality is the Emperor of the World 331
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Dadashri: Yes.
There is an eight hundred page book on celibacy (brahmacharya) called Samaj thi Prapt Brahmacharya (Celibacy Attained through Understanding). Have you read it? People refer to it as the wonder of the world. An invaluable weapon has been given for those who want to maintain celibacy.
(316) Substitute for Pratikraman Questioner: You have said that every morning we should say five times, 'Let no living being be hurt, even to the slightest degree, through my mind, speech and body.' So if I do this much, will it work for that (sexuality)?
Dadashri: One can say it five times, but the way in which he says it should be with the same focused concentration and interest that he has when he is counting one hundred dollar bills.
it to. That is why you have to do purusharth and pratikraman.
Questioner: I get so angry about certain things that I feel, "Why does it occur?' I can't understand it.
Dadashri: You did not do pratikraman last time. That is why this, your vision, spoilt again. Now if you do pratikraman, it will not be spoilt in the next life.
Questioner: Many times I feel tired of doing pratikraman. I have to do so many, all of a sudden.
Dadashri: Yes, this is the mistake which is the result of not doing pratikraman in the previous life. You did not do pratikraman at that time and that is why this occurs this time around. By doing pratikraman now, that mistake will not occur again, in the next life.
It should not become spoilt from within. Do pratikraman and wash it off if it gets ruined from within. Or come personally to Dada and tell Him that this is how much your mind was spoilt. Tell Dada that you do not want to hide anything from him. Then all will be erased. 'We will give you the medicine for it right here. We will wash off the mistake made elsewhere. but who will erase the mistake made directly in the presence of a Gnani Purush? That is why 'we' tell you not to spoil your mind here. Root Cause of Worldly Life from Birth to Birth
Sexuality is the only thing in this world that is the cause of bondage life after life. The world has arisen from this and it has given rise to everything else. Therefore, one should change his current opinion about sexuality right from the outset, so that no other opinion remains at all about it. Opinion should be changed every day through samayik and pratikraman,
Questioner: One should even change his opinion through pratikraman?
Questioner: If I do pratikraman in matters of sex with the same intensity every morning five times (Sixth Kalam of Dadashri), is that acceptable? Otherwise, how many pratikramans does one have to do? The eyes get pulled (look sexually) so many times!
Dadashri: Yes, yes, it will do. But how should you say it? Just as you keep your chit (inner complex of knowledge and vision) focused when you are counting money. The way your antahkaran (the inner functioning components of the mind, intellect, chit and the ego) is when you are counting money; that is how it should be when you are doing this. For That, You Need to Do Thousands of
Pratikraman a Day For now, you should take care of your eyes as to where they wander. There was a time when people used to gouge out their eyes if they looked upon someone with lustful intentions.
