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Pratikraman
who is no longer living?
Dadashri: Although he is no longer living, you still have the memory of his face and you may have his photographs, so you can do his pratikraman. Even if you cannot remember his face, but you remember his name, you can still do pratikraman using the name. It reaches him.
not to repeat such a mistake (pratyakhyan).' 'You' should remain the Knower-Seer of 'Chandulal,' and know how many pratikramans "Chandulal' did. You should know how well and how many he did. For the Mahatma, All These Are Discharge
Karma
If you had any problems or entanglements with someone who is now dead, you should recall him and 'wash' away those problems with pratikraman so that it is resolved. The entanglements should be resolved with alochana, pratikraman and pratyakhyan, because the memory of the dead, as well as the living, comes to mind. Do pratikraman of whoever comes in your memory, because you know that the Self" is eternally alive; the Self never dies. In doing this, it will benefit his Soul and also you can become free from the entanglements.
It is like having expensive china. They will remain alive (intact) as long as you have some connection with them. Then, as the karmic account (hisaab) comes to an end, they will break. It is vyavasthit when they break. You do not have to think about them afterwards. People, too, are like china, are they not? They seem to be dead, but they do not really die. They come back right here. That is why, when you do pratikraman for the deceased, it reaches them, wherever they may be.
Questioner: How do we do that?
Questioner: Dada, after attaining Gnan, what should one do when sometimes bad inner intents (bhaav) arise? Why does that occur, Dada?
Dadashri: That, too, is the doing of the karma. 'You' are not the doer of that. You are needlessly getting perplexed by saying that you are doing them.
Questioner: So then do I have to just continue 'seeing when such bad bhaav arises?
Dadashri: When you say they are 'bad,' that in itself is a danger. There is no such thing as 'bad. If someone gets hurt, tell 'Chandulal.' 'Why did you hurt him, "Chandulal'? Now do pratikraman for that.' There is no such thing as good and bad as far as God is concerned; all that is applicable in the society and the worldly life.
Mahatmas have bhaav-abhaav (good-bad inner intents) but they are settling karma (nikaali); discharging karma. They do not represent bhaavkarma (charge karma). Anger-pridedeceit-greed-attachment-abhorrence and good and bad intents are all discharging (nikaali), settling karma. They need to be settled with equanimity. These karmas settle with pratikraman. They will not settle on their own.
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Dadashri: Invoke the pure Soul (Shuddhatma) that is separate from the person's mind-body-speech, the charge karma (bhaavkarma), subtle effect-discharge karma (dravyakarma), gross discharge karma (nokarma), his name and all illusory attachment connected with his name. Then recall your mistakes: 'I made this mistake' (alochana). I regret making such a mistake and so forgive me for it (pratikraman). I make a firm decision
