Pratikraman: Freedom Through Apology & Repentance (Abr.) (In English) Pratikraman: Freedom Through Apology & Repentence | Page 47

34 Pratikraman 7. Thus The Business Runs Clean. Questioner: If you set Chandulal free, then he is likely to do anything on a whim! Dadashri: No. That is why I have emphasized vyavasthit. You cannot change anything at all for this current life, the life in which I am giving you vyavasthit. Vyavasthit cannot be changed at all. So in giving you this knowledge of vyavasthit, you cannot change a single thing in this life. This is why I am setting you free. I can see all this in my Gnan, so I do not need to reprimand you for any of your effects. You are not held accountable for just this life. Questioner: Can one charge interest on money he lends? Dadashri: If Chandulal wants to claim interest, let him do so, but tell him he will have to do pratikraman for it.(P 130) If you have lent someone money and he is not returning it, your pratikraman will affect the other person positively and he will be inspired to return your money. Generally, people create havoc and curse their creditors who demand payment. Would this not create a negative karma? People make matters worse. The entire world is effective and that is why you have to do pratikraman for the person who is refusing to return your money. Questioner: If you do pratikraman for the borrower, will he not continue to borrow? Dadashri: It is not a question of whether he will ask to borrow from you or not. The important thing here is not to let any attachment or abhorrence occur. The borrowing may still continue. If a person wants to be happy in this world but does not care about religion, I would tell him that he should be honest