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Pratikraman
that fault, thoroughly, removing even the minutest stain, so that
it is as clean as before. Today all you see is stained clothing.
People have not done pratikraman for even a single fault
and so now there are countless warehouses of faults.
How is it possible for this young lady here (lady who is
Self-realized), to possess such highly noble and distinguished
thoughts? It is because she does countless pratikramans on a
daily basis, while others do not do even a single one.
There is always a veil of ignorance in any act of ‘doership.’
One’s faults become concealed once the veil appears. The fault
is only visible when the veil of ignorance of doership is destroyed.
Only a Gnani Purush can clear this sense of doership, you
cannot do it on your own. The Gnani Purush will fracture and
cast off all sense of doership.
Questioner: How can one do true pratikraman? When
is the pratikraman considered pure?
Dadashri: True pratikraman begins after Self-Realization.
Once you attain the enlightened vision and replace your illusion
with the correct vision, only then will you be able to do real
pratikraman. Until then, one can still decrease his faults with
pratikraman. If one does not attain this enlightened vision, but
still does pratikraman after having done something wrong, one
binds less karma. Do you understand that? Karma is shed with
pratikraman.
Why do we quickly attempt to remove spilt coffee from
our clothing?
Questioner: To remove the stain.
Dadashri: Likewise, you must wash away internal stains.
These people here immediately wash away their internal stains
(arising reactions of anger, greed, false pride, and illusionary