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[24] Gnan Rescues Those Drowning in the River of ...
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Pratikraman
not be contained; they will overflow.
Dadashri: Yes, they will continue to overflow. Pratikraman of Mistakes from the Past Life
Questioner: How can we do alochana of the mistakes committed in the past life in the pratikraman vidhi?
Dadashri: Pratikraman vidhi means that alochana has to be done when the effect of the mistakes of the past life arise in this life. The effect in this life is of mistakes that were committed in the past life. Mistakes took place in the previous life; they are in the form of a plan and then they come into effect in this life. When they do, you can see that these are the mistakes that were done in the past life. That is what you see and *experience.
Questioner: Are there not certain mistakes that bypass this life and go straight into the next life? Or can they come early?
Dadashri: No, there are no such mistakes. Are there any mango trees that will give you the fruit before the blossom?
Questioner: No.
Dadashri: Similarly, you get the 'flowers' first for this; everything is orderly, not disorderly. It is not a falsehood. Therefore, in the past life you got the 'flower and in this life the mangos get ready to grow. Thereafter it gives bitter or sweet fruit.
he may be a donkey in his next life! As a donkey, how can he discharge the karma created before his past human life? Therefore, all the fruits come in the current human life. Set Aside an Hour Daily for Pratikraman
Dadashri: Have you ever done pratikraman for your older brother?
Questioner: I have not done any such pratikraman.
Dadashri: You have to do all those pratikramans. That is when you will become free from all the karma that you have accumulated. The bliss (anand) that you experience when you do pratikraman is true bliss. First, you should do pratikraman for all the people in your family, then for your relatives, then compare the residual kashays with reference to each one of them, daily. When you are resting in the afternoon, do pratikramans then. Do it for each and every person. First do it for your children, sons and their wives, and see the bliss that arises. Do pratikraman in this way at home. Keep a practice of this for an hour and see the bliss you get from that by recalling everything! You will be able to see' even a small
child.
Just look at our Gnan, it is so effective! You may not remember ordinarily but as you sit down to do pratikraman; you will see the children and everything else. (392)
Questioner: Dada, if You had cautioned me to do pratikraman every day about a certain thing. Then, when I am not able to do it for one day, or if I do fewer pratikramans during the time I set aside for them, it bothers me. Before, I used to feel that it is no big deal if I cannot do them.
Questioner: The fruit comes after one life and not later? Dadashri: No, it is not like that. Questioner: Will all the fruits come in this very life?
Dadashri: They all have to come in this life because, how can one rely upon the next life? He will have human karmas, but
Dadashri: If that bothers you, then recognize that you have come over on this side. Your 'vote' is for this side now (pro-pratikraman).
