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[25] Understanding the Principles of Pratikraman
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with that? He is following Your Agnas for sure. What can he do if he cannot follow Your Agnas?
So all our rules are very wonderful! You have to do pratikraman. And that prarikraman will take you higher; all the way to the top. With pratikraman, You will be able to reach the top.
Your domain and energy is to remain in the Agnas. You are the holder of Your determination (nischay), but have no claim over its result. You should hold the nischay that you want to remain in the Agnas. Thereafter, you do not have to have remorse for not being able to remain in them. But you should do pratikraman as I show you. Do pratikraman for the arikraman that occurs. This path is so simple, straightforward and attainable: all You have to do is understand it.
Pratikraman Pump You should increasingly remain in the five Agnas. Nothing else is worth attaining. Decide in the morning that you want to remain in the five Agnas and if you cannot remain in them, then do pratikraman at night. So, the next day You will be able to remain in them. Then the force will increase later on. There is no other pump' for it; just this one.
Questioner: Yes, a pump for pratikraman.
Dadashri: Pratikraman pump! So the rule 'I' made was that you follow as many Agnas as you can. If you cannot, then ask for forgiveness from Dada, Dada I am trying to follow your Agnas as much as I can, but what can I do about the ones I could not follow? So I am asking for Your forgiveness.' By doing this, it is considered that you have followed all Agnas. But don't use this approach to avoid and bypass Your effort (purusharth). Questioner: Yes, that is correct.
(484) Dadashri: If you cannot follow it 'heartily,' with sincere effort, then do it this way. Then I will accept it as if you have followed all the Agnas.
This is because, how much can a person do? He will do as much as he can. And ask for forgiveness for the rest. And for all that I will ask God - Dada Bhagwan within, "What is wrong
"We have the ways and the path and you have to remain on this path. There is no need to have any tension or worries. You do not lose anything here. All you need to do is to hold on tenaciously to this path and to this Gnan. Parmatma As Long As You Remain in the
Agnas You are a Parmatma (absolute Self) as long as You remain within the Agnas, but if you go out of the Agnas, that is the end of it. There is no problem if you can follow it less, but You must have a desire to be more in it. Have the inner intent to be in the Agnas. However, if you follow them less, then you should do pratikraman every day. If one does swachhand (to be guided by one's own whim and intellect) in Gnani's Agnas, he qualifies for a life in hell. He did swachhand where one is absolutely not supposed to! He was deceitful there. This is a major betrayal.
No Obstacles in Pratikraman Questioner: When obstacles or laziness arises in doing pratikraman, what should I do?
Dadashri: No obstacles ever come in pratikraman. Questioner: Dada, pratikraman does not occur properly.
Dadashri: You even have to do pratikraman for not being able to do the pratikraman. You also have to do pratikraman for not being able to remain in the Agnas, so that there is no liability in the future.
