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because of that?
Questioner: But how weak it all is.
[25] Understanding the Principles of Pratikraman
Dadashri: You have come to know 'Dada Bhagwan through your body, so You should be indebted to it. You must take care of it. You have to take whatever medicine is necessary to care for it. It is through this body that you have met Dada. You have lost countless bodies, all of them were wasted away. This body has become a second friend because you met Dada through it, so look after it. Tonight do pratikraman for having spoken this way. Do you do pratikraman for what you say?
Questioner: Yes, Dada.
Dadashri: If you are sitting in a cinema, what should you do if the movie stops in the middle?
To Become one with the Non-Self
Questioner: You have suggested that we do pratikraman immediately for any atikraman that occurs in our worldly interactions, but what should we do if we get drawn from the Self into the non-Self, or when we become one with the nonSelf (tanmayakar)? Is this an atikraman against pure Soul?
(440) Dadashri: You should do pratikraman. Now, the one who remains in four' Agnas can never go into the non-Self. He cannot go there even if he wants to. Therefore, start applying the Agnas so that you will not at all go into the non-Self. You will never be drawn into the state of the non-Self (par-dravya). So do not worry. Even if you become engrossed (tanmayakar), you are not into being the non-Self (par-bhaav) or in the nonSelf state (par-dravya). If you practice the Agnas, then you cannot be in that state, and if that state were not to be, then you could not practice the Agnas. That is how scientific this all is.
Questioner: When I become tanmayakar (one with the non-Self), the awareness becomes veiled and consequently the karmas are not discharged completely. The realization comes later on, so is there a way to do pratikraman for this so that karma gets discharged properly?
Dadashri: When you do pratikraman, the karmas will become lighter. When they come again, they will be even lighter. But if you do not do pratikraman, then the same burden will
