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[25] Understanding the Principles of Pratikraman
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We Have To Do Pratikraman for This
When I go to Aurangabad, all the ministers, members of parliament and M.L.A. (member of legislative assembly), they all came to visit me. Now, when they come, I have to do everything. One will say, 'I am a M.L.A.: I want to increase my fame in this way, so please do a vidhi for me!' Now the man may have no substance whatsoever, there is nothing within! He is not even worthy of being given a job!
Questioner: In plain language, they have the intellect of a bull.
Dadashri: What can 'we' do? But, if we say something like this, then 'we' have to do pratikraman; 'we' have no choice! There is no way out. "We would never say such a thing but we' do pratikraman afterwards. What else can 'we do? Even this karmic stock has been stored and that is why it comes out, does it not? Would it come out otherwise? In return 'we' have to do pratikraman for it; 'we' have no choice! It is not acceptable for 'us' not to. Such irresponsible conduct is not acceptable from anyone. The Cause, The Effect And The Effect of Effect
The consequences of actions (kriya) are not to be received in the future. The consequence of the inner intent (bhaav) will be received in the future. The consequences of action are received here and now.
We also have to do pratikraman but it is on a very rare occasion. 'Our subtle discharging karma (dravya) is also completely clean. Not a single kriya (action) of 'ours' can be criticized. They are all actions that win over people's minds (manohar).
win your mind over. That speech, conduct and humility will win over minds. It wins the minds of others. And only then is it possible for this world to become free. Otherwise, if they read books, scriptures and do other kriyas (rituals), those actions will give results. Many kriyas are such that they will give effects. God's law is that whatever kriya (action) you do; you will have to suffer the consequences, pleasant or painful, of that action... without fail. So if you have the desire to enjoy the fruits of your actions, then continue doing the actions which in turn, will sow new seeds of causes. Hence this problem of cause and effect will continue!
Dadashri Talks About His Pratikraman
Questioner: I liked one thing you had said. You said that your pratikraman occurs even before the mistake occurs. (472)
Dadashri: Yes. These pratikramans that occur are the shoot-on-sight' kind. They start even before the mistake has occurred. We could not even know where it came from. That is because it is the fruit of awakened awareness (jagruti). And absolute awareness is called Keval Gnan (absolute knowledge). What else? Awakened awareness is the main thing.
Just now 'we' did atikraman towards the sanghapati (the head of the association), and pratikraman for that is already done. Our pratikraman occurs simultaneously. 'We talk and 'we' even do pratikraman. If 'we' do not speak, things will not occur.
Questioner: Dada, the same thing happens to us too sometimes. We could be saying something hurtful and pratikraman is also occurring simultaneously. But the way You are doing it and the way we are doing it; we see the difference between the two.
Questioner: None will warrant criticism or censure. Dadashri: They will not warrant criticism and they will
Dadashri: 'Ours is different. How can we compare this difference? It is like the difference in the smoothness between
