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Pratikraman
Questioner: So, Dada, how should I do short pratikraman?
Dadashri: You should feel that what occurred is not good.
Questioner: Yes, but what is the way to do the shortest pratikraman?
Dadashri: Say, 'In the presence of Dada Bhagwan, I am asking for forgiveness for this mistake which just occurred and I will not do it again. That is all. That is considered the shortest pratikraman. There is no need to say '...separate from his mind-speech-body, bhaavkarma, dravyakarma and nokarma...', all that is to teach the newcomers.
Now, when a person has enmity (veyr) towards someone, he has to say this methodically so that it reaches the other person, and then he can be freed from the enmity. When he keeps saying it methodically in details, then enmity in all will continue to go down. And, at the same time, the other person will know that his mind is getting better towards you. There is a tremendous energy in pratikraman.
Questioner: With reference to the mistakes, can I say that I am doing pratikraman for this life, countless past lives, mistakes of speech from countless past lives, all mistakes related to attachment and abhorrence' - can I say all that?
Dadashri: Yes, you should say all that. For mistakes with certain people, you can also do it another way. Ask for forgiveness. If you repent for the mistakes, that will be acceptable.
(432) That is Our Subtlest Discovery
You should start the sacrificial fire' (vagna) of intense pratikraman with whomever you have had excessive atikraman. You have done so many atikramans and all these problems that you have are because you have not done pratikraman.
This pratikraman is our most subtle discovery. If you can understand this discovery of pratikraman, then you will not have any problems with anyone at all. One Can Even See His Past Life in Deep
Pratikraman The one who dwells deep into pratikraman can also see' right through to his past life. Some can also see their past life; not everyone can do that. For some, that occurs naturally - they can see clearly through it. Now what will you do by 'seeing your past life? We want moksha, do we not?
Collective Pratikraman Questioner: In the pratikraman I do, I recall all the mistakes and ask for forgiveness for them. If there are many mistakes and I have forgotten them, why should I invite misery by revisiting them again?
Dadashri: It is not to invite misery. However much of your book of accounts of karma you clear, that much becomes clear. You will eventually clear the book, will you not? What is wrong in using an hour of your free time for that?
Questioner: My list of mistakes is very long.
Dadashri: If it is long, then for a hundred different kinds of mistakes with just one person, you should do collective pratikraman - 'I am asking for forgiveness from you for all these mistakes that I have committed."
Questioner: The collective (jathu) pratikraman we do, is that the same as 'samuhik' (collective) pratikraman?
Dadashri: Yes, that is the samuhik pratikraman. Individualized Target, Specific Pratikraman
For whom do you have to do individualized pratikraman? It is specifically for the one with whom you do atikraman.
