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Pratikraman
that which comes to mind needs pratikraman, and whatever
desires come, require pratyakhyan.
Dadashri: When it comes to mind, you should understand
that the event is still very sticky, and pratikramans will free you
from it.
Questioner: Should we do pratikraman as many times
as it comes to mind?
Dadashri: Yes, that many times. You should keep the
intent of pratikraman. For them to come to mind requires time.
Do you remember the faults in the night?
Questioner: They come depending upon certain
circumstances.
Dadashri: Yes, because of the circumstances.
Questioner: And what about desires?
Dadashri: A desire is where your internal tendencies
become evident. The intent that you had previously made is
now surfacing again, and so here you need to do pratyakhyan.
Questioner: Dada, during such times you tell us to say,
“It should not be like this, and this is not mine.” Do we say this
every time?
Dadashri: You have to do pratyakhyan in the following
manner, “This is not mine. I am surrendering everything. I had
invited all these things in ignorance. But today they are not mine
so I am surrendering them through my mind, speech and body.
Now I do not want anything. I had invited this happiness
(temporary, relative) in my ignorant state. Today this happiness
is not mine and therefore I am surrendering it.”
The whole intention behind Akram Vignan is to do ‘shoot-
on-sight’ pratikraman. This is the foundation upon which Akram