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Pratikraman
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Vignan stands. In reality no one is making mistakes. If you
become instrumental in hurting someone, recall that person’s
pure Soul, which is completely separate from that person’s
dravyakarma (karmas that come into effect), nokarma (neutral
karmas), and bhaavkarma (karmas that charge more karma)
and do pratikraman.
Questioner: But should you say all this when you do
pratikraman?
Dadashri: No, it is not necessary. Make it short. Make
a phone call to the pure Soul of the opponent and say, “I have
made this mistake, please forgive me.”
Moreover, you should do pratikraman for all the people
in your home. Each day, do pratikraman for your father, mother,
brother, and sister, and even for your extended family members,
because these are the people with whom you have very sticky
accounts.
So if you do pratikraman for your family for one hour,
starting from everyone close to you followed by to the extended
family; going back, two to three generations by recalling them
a, you will destroy your most intense sins. Their minds will
purify towards you. You must do this for all your close relatives.
If you cannot sleep at night, you should do pratikraman in this
manner. When you start doing pratikraman in this manner, the
film will continue. When that happens, you will feel tremendous
joy, so much so, that it will overflow.
During the time of pratikraman, you are in the state of the
pure Self, and there is no interference from anything.
Who does the pratikraman? Chandulal does the
pratikraman. And for whom does he do the pratikraman? He
does pratikraman for his whole family. He recalls all his extended
family to do pratikraman. The Self is the witness of the process;