8 Pratikraman
If you conduct yourself according to the ways prescribed by the Vitarag , your suffering will depart .
Questioner : How does one do pratikraman ?
Dadashri : If you have attained Self-Realization , you will become aware of the Self within the other person . It is precisely the Self within that person that you must address . Otherwise , you can direct your pratikraman towards God by saying , “ O Lord ! I repent for my mistake . I ask for your forgiveness and resolve never to repeat it .” That is all .
Questioner : Do the bad deeds get washed away ?
Dadashri : Yes , yes of course they will ! After pratikraman , the fault will not remain . Even a massive karma will appear as though it were a burnt rope with its cinders intact , which crumble and disperse at the slightest touch .
Questioner : And how should one repent ? Should it be done outwardly so that it is visible to others or should it be done from within , in one ’ s mind ?
Dadashri : In your mind ! You should remember Dadaji , apologize for your mistake , and make a resolve never to do it again . In doing so , the pain will be erased and the mistake destroyed . If you fail to do this , your mistakes will accumulate .
Akram Vignan is the only path of its kind that allows you to see your own faults and shoot them as they appear , destroying them completely .
Questioner : On one hand you commit aggression and on the other you repent . It is a never-ending thing .
Dadashri : It is not like that . If a person commits a bad deed and he repents , he can never feign repentance . When he repents , that repentance is sincere and with that , a layer of