Book Title: Pratikramana Full Version
Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Mahavideh Foundation

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________________ [6] The Thorns Vanish and the Blossoms Remain 135 136 Pratikraman Dadashri: Yes, and that we do not wish to do the same again. We do pratikraman to remove these tendencies from our nature. If we don't do pratikraman, it means that was our wish. Questioner: But for us (mahatmas), all such intents are being settled, discharging (nikaali), are they not? Dadashri: Yes, it is all discharge bhaav, but if you (the self) want to keep that as part of your nature; there is nothing wrong with it. Questioner: If it is all just discharging (an effect of karma), then why should I do prarikraman? Dadashri: Everything is a discharge; everything! Pratikraman is only for atikraman that occurs; it is not for anything else. If you do not do pratikraman, your relative nature (swabhav) will never change. It will remain as it is. Do you understand? Unless you show your opposition to it, it will always stay with you. If you happen to get angry, you do pratikraman because you do not wish to support your anger. If you fail to do pratikraman, it would mean that you are in favor of your anger. This is how you free yourself of your faults. This allows you to shed your karma. There should be a means through which you can defy, oppose, the anger. Do you want to keep anger as a part of you or do you want to be rid of it? Questioner: I want to get rid of it. Dadashri: If you want to get rid of it, then you should do pratikraman for it. Only then can you maintain that you are opposed to your anger. Otherwise, it would be the same as supporting it. Questioner: Whatever was meant to occur, did occur. Whether we do pratikraman for it or not; it would not make any difference, would it? Dadashri: You can get by with that, but if you want great benefit, then you should do this pratikraman. Do you want to do what will just work or do you want to do more? Questioner: It is not the question of doing it or not. I am simply asking scientifically. (126) Dadashri: Everything is a discharge for sure, but wherever atikraman takes place, you should think upon it. Otherwise, it will remain as part of your nature. You are against atikraman; this much should be decided upon. You should make the decision that you are not in agreement with it. Questioner: If we have already decided that we are not in agreement with it, then pratikraman has to be done only in our minds, right? Dadashri: Yes, only in your mind. Everything has to be done internally, in your mind only. You do not have to say anything aloud. If you are opposed to it, you may not do pratikraman but if you say, 'I do not like it,' even then it is more than enough. Then you have become free from it. You should not get stuck in those problems. Questioner: When we do pratikraman, does that mean we are resorting to the Kramic path, a bit? Dadashri: This is not to enter the Kramic path. We are in opposition to such a nature of atikraman. Until we decide this, such a nature will remain with us. That is how subtle this talk is. You will be blessed if you understand it. If you happen to swear at someone, it is not a problem, but should you not at least oppose the action of swearing? Questioner: We may do the pratikraman, but the other person is bound to bind more karma, is he not?

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