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[23] When the Mind Becomes Turbulent
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pratikraman in three or six months. That is still acceptable, but do not misuse this by thinking if I can do it once a year, I might as well put them all together and do yearly pratikraman for them. If you forget to do pratikraman, then you can do a collective pratikraman later.
When you meet a man who is dumb and irritating, the moment you see him at a distance you should know, 'This is a file and it is coming! Here you need to settle with equanimity. Do You caution from within or do you forget? Are you cautioned right away? Do you get cautioned too? Therefore, the greatest duty (dharma) is to settle with equanimity (sambhave nikaal) and do alochana, pratikraman and pratyakhyan. Despite this, if any negative intent of the non-Self complex (paudgalik bhaav) arises for someone, then tell him (file number 1) to do pratikraman. Wash off any stain that may have occurred. Not letting any new stain occur is considered 'settling with equanimity' (sambhave nikaal). When the Other Person's Inner Intent is Spoilt
Dadashri: It is a fault to question and analyze another person's change of intent. So you have to do pratikraman for it. If you see a frown on the other person's face, then it is due to your mistake. If you invoke and recall the Shuddhamma within him and keep asking for forgiveness from him, then you will become free from the account of karma connection (roonanubandha). Suffering Without Blaming Cleans the Mind
When you suffer through something that you dislike, with a clean mind, you will become vitarag
Questioner: What is a clean mind?
Dadashri: A clean mind is one where one does not have any negative thoughts for his opponent. What does that mean? That means that one does not 'bite' (attack) his nimit (evidentiary instrument or person). If bad thoughts arise against the nimit, then these are immediately washed off by doing pratikraman.
Questioner: A clean mind is there in the final stage, is it not? Will I have to continue doing pratikraman until it becomes clean?
(378) Dadashri: Yes, that is right. The mind has become clean in certain matters but not in other matters. These are all different steps. Where the mind is dirty and spoilt, pratikraman is required. Knots in the Mind Sprout with External
Evidences Thoughts sprout from the tubers of karma that lie within. A thought sprouts when evidences come together. One may appear to be a celibate (brahmachari), but he starts to have sexual thoughts when he comes across the circumstances.
Questioner: Do thoughts not arise due to the environment? Is it not due to the circumstantial evidences that one's nature, one's friends, etc., come together?
Questioner: Suppose my intent does not get spoilt but when talking to another person, the look on his face changes, his inner intent (bhaav) towards me becomes spoilt: what kind of pratikraman do I have to do for that?
Dadashri: You have to do pratikraman because you have to investigate, 'What fault still remains within me that spoils his inner intent (bhaav) towards me? His inner intent should not be spoiled. Only purity of intent (bhaav shuddhi) should remain.
Questioner: Suppose you and I are talking and all of a sudden a third person comes along; she does not do or say anything but just stands there, but your bhaav gets spoilt and there is a changed look on your face. Upon seeing that I feel, 'Why is he spoiling his intent in this way?' How should I do pratikraman for that?
