Pratikramana Full Version

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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Pratikraman
You Must Never Say, '1 Cannot Do It'
All the books talk only about worldly interactions, don't they? 'Do it this way, do it that way, be kind, have patience, keep equanimity.' What else can one do besides all that? And none of it is in his control. Nothing is in your control and they tell you to do something new, 'Do this, do that.' What is the meaning of that?
Questioner: It will create confusion.
Dadashri: That has already occurred. People will think, 'I am not able to do this,' and they start believing it too. It is fine if only confusion occurs but one ends up believing, 'I cannot do it.' So then he begins to become relatively inanimate (jada, treelike), 'I cannot do it, I cannot do it this way, I want to but I cannot.' Hey, you! Who taught you all that? Do not say things like that! Do people say this?
Questioner: Yes, they do.
Dadashri: Because religious teachers (updeshaks) have brainwashed people into believing that they have to do all that. The Lord would never talk this way. Would Lord Mahavir ever speak this way? The Lord who spoke the entire scripture, would such a Lord say things like this? But these teachers of today speak in this way. 'Practice celibacy!' they tell you. Hey, you! Are you able to practice it yourself? Then why are you telling me to? A real sadhu (Self-realized being who is unmarried) can do so, and the other is the go-putra (bull). These two kinds of beings can practice celibacy. The celibacy of a true sadhu is considered true celibacy. And the celibacy that the bull practices is considered forced celibacy (parvash).
Really, none of these poor people are at fault (doshit). In "My' Gnan, they are flawless (nirdosh) for sure; nevertheless, I still have to speak this way for the sake of worldly interactions. Otherwise, the facts will never be known.
These people make statements like, 'Don't steal. Don't be cunning. Don't tell lies. You cannot make such statements; you cannot make such baseless statements. Is this how you talk? Entire India is devastated and ruined. You have brought it to its very end.
'I want to do it but I can't' - if one's karma effect unfolds to the contrary, what can anyone do about it? The Lord has said for us to be the Self (swaroop) and know the unfolding karma effect (udayakarma); He did not tell us to do anything. He only told us to know. Instead, people are complaining, 'I tried to do it but I could not. I am trying but I am not able to. I really want to do but I can't.' Hey, you! But why do you keep 'singing about it without any purpose? Do you know what the self turns into with continued projection that is envisioned (chintavan) of 'I want to do it, but I cannot"? It will turn into a stone. And here, one is merely trying to perform acts and yet he says over and over again, 'I can't do it. I can't do it.' How many people say this?
Questioner: Everyone, almost everyone.
Dadashri: And when one says, 'I cannot do it,' he, the Soul, becomes like whatever he envisions (chintavey). So when he says, 'I can't do it. I can't do it,' he becomes inanimate, lifeless (jada). So in speaking this way, these people will have to become jada. But these poor people do not realize their liability when they say such things and that is why they say it. I am telling everyone not to say it: 'Hey, you! You cannot say 'I can't do it'!' One should never say it. You are full of infinite energy (anant shakti). When we explain this to a person, thereafter he will say, 'I am full of infinite energy. Otherwise, up until now he kept saying, 'I cannot do it.' What? Your infinite energy has gone away?
Questioner: No. Dadashri: What is this Gnan saying? 'Give me energy