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Pratikraman
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Dadashri: No, pratikraman is needed only where there
is attachment or abhorrence. If the soup is very salty, you do
not need to do pratikraman. But do pratikraman for the person
who made the soup. Pratikraman results in internal changes in
the other person.
While urinating, if an ant should get carried away in the
stream and drown, I do pratikraman. I always maintain
awareness. The fact that the ant drowns is a karmic effect, or
discharge karma, but why did my awareness falter at that time
to cause the atikraman? Everyone is liable for such faults.
Whenever you read Dada’s books, bow down to the
book and ask Dada to give you the strength to read. If you
forget to do so, then bow down twice and tell Dada that it is
not your intention to forget, but because you did, you are asking
for his forgiveness and you will not let it happen again.
If you forget to do your vidhi (Dadashri’s prescribed
daily instructions) at the right time, do pratikraman and then do
the vidhi.
You must do the pratikraman for whatever atikraman you
do during the process of discharge of your past karma. Should
your actions hurt others, even though they are in a discharge
form, you must do pratikraman for them. If you do something
good for Dada or mahatmas, you do not have to do prati