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Pratikraman
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Dadashri: Yes that is right. The mind may become pure
in certain matters but not in others. These are all different stages.
Where the mind is impure, pratikraman is required.
You have to keep the account book of the pure Self,
clean. So at night before you go to bed, tell Chandulal to do
pratikraman for whomever he saw faults in, during the day. He
must keep his books clean for everyone. Any negative bhaav
will be purified through pratikraman. There is no other solution.
Even if an income tax officer were to come and harass you, you
should not see any faults in him. Tell ‘Chandulal’ that he has to
see the whole world as faultless, before he goes to bed.
Questioner: Should pratikraman be done in the presence
of the other person?
Dadashri: There is no problem if the pratikraman is done
later on.
Questioner: If I have talked negatively about you or hurt
you, should I come to you personally and do pratikraman?
Dadashri: If you can do it personally that would be
good and if that is not feasible then the pratikraman you do later
on, brings about the same results.
What I am saying is that if you have a negative thought
about Dada, you should continue doing pratikraman. People
are not to be blamed for their hostile personalities. People today
have hostility in them, it is characteristic of this time cycle for all
living beings to be hostile. All those who are not hostile, have
passed away. There are still, however many elevated souls who
can improve.
If you have negative thoughts about me, you should do
pratikraman. The human mind is capable of seeing faults of even
a Gnani Purush. What will the mind not do? The mind that has