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Pratikraman
[23] When the Mind Becomes Turbulent
The Stain in the Mind Needs To Be Cleansed
Questioner: Sometimes when I feel insulted, I may not say anything but my mind will revolt and retaliate and continues to do so.
Dadashri: 'You' should not be concerned with what occurs during that time. Even if you get into a physical fight, the interactions that take place are dependent upon one's strength and capacity. It all depends on how strong You have grown in this Gnan. If You have complete energy and power (shakti) of this Gnan, then even the mind will not revolt. What are 'we' saying? Whenever you revolt through the mind, speech or even the body, you must do pratikraman for all three, because there exist three types of weakness.
(373) Questioner: Do I have to do pratikraman for thoughts?
Dadashri: The thoughts are to be seen. There is no pratikraman for thoughts. However, if you have bad thoughts about someone, then pratikraman is necessary. Only for those that are harmful to anyone. Thoughts about cows and buffaloes and anything else just disappear in the presence of Gnan. If you
see them with awareness, they will just pass. They only need to be seen. There is no need for pratikraman for these.
Suppose, when you come to satsang and you see everyone standing around, you may become irritated and think, "Why are they all standing around? For such a negative thought,
you should do pratikraman right away.
Questioner: Should one do that even when the inner intent becomes spoilt that way?
Dadashri: Yes. If abhaav (dislike, aversion) or something like that has occurred; even if the slightest contempt has occurred in the mind, you have to do pratikraman. What is considered a spoilt mind? It is not just the mind that goes bad. When the whole parliament' (mind, intellect, chit and ego) agrees, then only will abhaav (opposition; counter-attacking intent) occur. You feel, 'I will do this to him, I will do that to him;' this is not just caused by the mind. The mind is a gneya (that which is to be known'). The mind by nature is vitarag - free from attachment or abhorrence. Just do pratikraman if the mind gets spoilt. Agreement and final decision of the parliamentary antahkaran (mind, intellect, chit and ego complex) and spoiling of the mind are two separate things. If you do pratikraman, the mind will get cleaned and cooled. So You should keep making 'Chandulal' do pratikraman.
Questioner: I made him do pratikraman this afternoon.
Dadashri: Even then, make him do it again and again. The more you make him do pratikraman, the stronger it will become from within. A stain will be caused if the mind becomes spoilt, therefore, do not let a single thought become spoilt, especially in satsang. That is what you have to understand. Everything spoilt when the mind gets spoilt. A mere thought of, 'I will fall' will make you fall. Therefore, do pratikraman immediately upon having a stained thought. Be the Self. Do prarikraman if anything irritates the mind. You do not have to do pratikraman for putting a garland around my neck. This is a 'credit' (merit karma). It is a very big credit.
When the Inner Intent Spoilt If you come here when it is very crowded, and when
