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[2] Every Religion Supports Pratikraman
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pratikraman and pratyakhyan in his daily life, it would still be beneficial for him even though he does not understand it. Selfrealization will eventually come in front of him.
The one whose alochana, pratikraman and pratyakhyan are sincere will attain the Self for sure.
Seeker: Give me some solution, a vow or some form of repentance whereby, if I commit a demerit karma, I can attain purity and become free from it.
Dadashri: 'We' - the Gnani Purush and the fully enlightened One within - give you all that here. 'We give you all the cures; all kinds of medicine. 'We give you alochana, pratikraman pratyakhyan; 'we' give you everything. Pratikraman Means to Turn Back from
Demerit Karma Dadashri: What is the meaning of pratikraman? Do you know?
Seeker: Pratikraman would be to repent. Is pratyakhyan to resolve never to repeat the mistake?
Dadashri: Yes, repentance is called pratikraman. Once pratikraman is done, the atikraman will not occur again. To vow, 'I will never do that again. I promise not to repeat the mistake again,' is called pratyakhyan. When you do pratyakhyan in this way in your mind, one layer of karma will be shed. Now if the same atikraman should occur again, it is because of another layer of karma so you should not be worried; you should just continue doing pratikraman.
Seeker: I should ask for forgiveness in my mind. Dadashri: Yes, you have to ask for forgiveness.
Alochana Seeker: What is alochana?
Dadashri: Alochana is to confess your misdeed exactly the way it occurred to your guru or to the Gnani. What do they call that in the court?
Seeker: No. Dadashri: Tell me the way you understand it. Seeker: It is to turn back from demerit karma (paap).
Dadashri: To turn back from demerit karma! What wonderful justice the Lord has given, that to turn back from demerit karma is called pratikraman. But the demerit karmas still continue. Why is that?
Seeker: You are the only one to explain that. One is alochana, the second is pratikraman and the third is pratyakhyan; I do not understand these three words completely.
Dadashri: Pratyakhyan means 'I am letting go of that thing today, I am giving it up. That is the intent behind it. If you want to give up something, then you have to do pratyakhyan.
Seeker: To make a confession.
Dadashri: Yes, you should tell your guru or the Gnani Purush everything exactly as it occurred, without fear. You should not be afraid of what the guru will say: to be afraid, means he may even hit you! But you should confess everything to him without any fear. Then the guru will tell you to do pratikraman. So what do you have to do pratikraman for? The amount of pratikraman one needs to do depends on the amount of atikraman one did. Atikraman includes deeds that are unacceptable by society and the world - deeds that are condemned and anything that hurts others. If any of this applies, pratikraman is necessary.
Seeker: After doing alochana and pratikraman, should
