Pratikramana Full Version

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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[4] How Amazing is the Awareness of the Gnani Purush!
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dispute here. Has there been any dispute here? Some person may have fallen short in understanding, but there is never a dispute here. No one has ever contradicted Dada's word, because it is pure talk of the Self; it is Saraswati (Goddess of speech) herself! It is deshna - speech of the Omniscient One.
Can one call speech with attachment-abhorrence the truth? Questioner: No, we cannot. Dadashri: Then what you say, is that the truth? Questioner: But is it not considered the worldly truth?
Dadashri: That which is the worldly truth is the untruth from the real (nischay) view.
If there is no pratikraman, then that truth is not the truth at all. The truth of this world is not the truth in nischay from the real viewpoint. That Current Flows from the Stream of
Compassion 'We immediately apply the medicine (pratikraman) and then 'we' remain vitarag. 'We do not have any raag-dwesh (attachment-abhorrence). 'We are ready to apply the medicine. However, if by any chance a slight dislike (abhaav) occurs towards someone, which usually never occurs, but in case it should, then 'we' have the medicine of pratikraman which 'we' apply immediately. There is an instant medicine of prarikraman, is there not?
Worldly truth means if it is acceptable to the other person, then it is the truth (satya), and if it does not fit, then it is untrue (asatya). Worldly truth means in reality, it is not the truth.
Questioner: If we believe it to be the truth but it is not acceptable to the other person...
Dadashri: That is all wrong. It is all wrong. If it is unacceptable, then it is all wrong. 'We,' too, say that if someone does not understand what 'we' are saying, 'we' do not fault him. "We see that as our fault: 'Where are 'we' at fault that he did not understand 'us'?' He should understand what 'we' are saying. 'We do not fault him for not understanding what 'we' are saying: 'we' consider that as a fault on our part. 'We should know how to make him understand. Therefore, the other person is never at fault. It is a grave mistake to see the other person as being at fault. 'We have never considered others as being at fault - never!
It is simply that when someone asks 'us,' 'we' are obligated to answer and 'we' have to do pratikraman for it. Truth (satya) is that which is always spoken with pratikraman.
It is in this life that I speak this way about the priests (maharaj). I speak about everyone who is doing wrong in every religious path in the world. As if I am the King of all the religions! That is how I speak about people! As if it is only my concern. But what concern is it of 'ours'? I am just one of the men! And I should not speak in this manner, but people should become free from all this ignorance). So by speaking this way, I have invited demerit karma! In due time, if there are any demerit karmas that have to be suffered; only then will I have to suffer them. Otherwise, I have not created any other kind of demerit karma and there are no other demerit karmas that I have created for myself.
(78) The rule is that you can talk to anyone about Gnan. But if that person is not capable of accepting it, or if he is a little slow, then you have to present it slowly. You have to become vitarag. But behind all this 'we' have compassion towards people such that, "These people, having come this far, should gain something. They have so much fever and yet they are not taking the medicine! The medicine is ready!' But this approach) is not considered as per rules and hence pratikraman has to be