96 Pratikraman
When you begin to see everyone in your family as faultless , then you will know that your pratikraman is true . People definitely are faultless ; the whole world is faultless . You are bound by your own mistakes , not by theirs . When you understand this , you will be able to resolve everything .
Questioner : It is absolutely resolved in my mind that this whole world is faultless .
Dadashri : That is called your ‘ conviction .’ It has come into your conviction that the world is faultless , but how much of this is in your experience ? It is not that easy . You can say that it has come into your experience when you maintain this conviction even when mosquitoes , bedbugs , and snakes surround you . This conviction will remain . When you see faults in anyone , it is your own mistake ; you yourself are at fault , and for that you must do pratikraman . In my conviction and experience , the world is faultless , and this is evident in my conduct . You however , do not have the same experience . You still see faults in the world . You have to do pratikraman when someone does something wrong to you , because you see him as being at fault .
Questioner : Does atikraman ever occur if one remains in the awareness of his Pure Self ?
Dadashri : Yes , you can have atikraman as well as pratikraman .
If you feel that you did not stay in your pure awareness and went off on the wrong track and started seeing the world with the eyes of Chandulal , then you should do pratikraman for losing the awareness of the Self . Taking the wrong path is a waste of time and energy , but there are no repercussions from this because it does not hurt others and so pratikraman is not necessary . You still have one more life to go , so you need not worry about this for the time being . But those who absolutely want to remain in their awareness should do pratikraman .