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[19] The Problem of Compulsive Lying
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Pratikraman
Dadashri: Of course, there is harm in it - but it is for the next life. Today, he is enjoying the fruit from his past life. But by telling lies today, he is sowing seeds, the fruit of which he will have to face in his next life. Today, he is sowing the seeds (creating causes); this world is not haphazard or slipshod such that one can do whatever one wants!
did you do atikraman? Kraman occurs the whole day; atikraman does not. Atikraman occurs once or twice a day, for which you have to do pratikraman.
You should be aware of all your weaknesses. 'You are not weak; You have become the Self, but prior to Self-realization, you were the main creator of all these weaknesses, were you not? So now You, as a neighbor, should say, "Chandulal, do pratikraman.
Do a lot of pratikraman. Whatever fifty to a hundred, or so, persons you have mistreated and abused, do hours of pratikramans a day for each such individual at a time. You will have to wash off all that. Then the Gnan will manifest in you.
Questioner: But, Dada, I have abused only those who have abused me.
Dadashri: Those who have abused you will pay their own price. You are not responsible for that. They are not aware of their responsibility. He is eating chapaati (rotli; flat bread) in this life, but he does not have any problem with eating bales of hay in his next life!
Merit and Demerit Karma in Operation
Questioner: There are some people who, even when they lie, people think they are telling the truth. And there are some people who, even when they tell the truth, people think they are lying. What is this puzzle?
Dadashri: That occurs on the basis of one's demerit karma (paap) and merit karma (punya). If one's unfolding of his demerit karma is in operation, then people will not believe him even when he is telling the truth; and if his merit karma is in operation, people will believe him even when he is telling lies.
Questioner: So is there no harm in it for him?
Questioner: Is it acceptable if a person deliberately does wrong and then says, 'I will do pratikraman for it'?
Dadashri: No. You should not do it deliberately. But you should do pratikraman when something wrong occurs.
If you tell someone, 'You are a liar,' there is so much science that stirs up instantly within that it gives rise to so many different phases, the consequence of which is there for two hours or so, it will be very hard to see anything attractive in him. That many phases can arise. Therefore, before saying a word...it is best if nothing is said. And if you end up saying something, then do pratikraman. 'We cannot tell you that you cannot say anything, because it is vyavasthit, but do pratikraman if you do say something. That is the tool we have. Do you do pratikraman?
Questioner: Yes.
You Have To Empty This Shop Questioner: So then, how is one to live this life? Dadashri: You have to see how it is being lived.
Questioner: Then how is one to decide what is wrong and what is right?
Dadashri: 'You' have to keep 'seeing' what Chandulal' is doing.
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Questioner: Is there no problem if 'Chandulal' does something wrong?
