86 Pratikraman
been burnt will burn others . An unhappy man spreads unhappiness .
Questioner : Those who have departed cannot do anything for others . So if you say anything negative about Lord Mahavir , does it reach him ?
Dadashri : Yes it reaches him , but he does not accept it , and it is returned to you with double the repercussions . So you have to ask for forgiveness for yourself . Keep asking for forgiveness until you forget the words you had uttered . If you have said anything negative about Mahavir , you have to keep asking for forgiveness and it will be immediately erased . Your ‘ arrows ’ ( negative words ) will reach him but he does not accept them .
24 . Gnan Rescues Those Drowning In the Ocean Of Life
Questioner : Can one see his past faults by remembering them ?
Dadashri : Past faults can really only be seen by focusing the awareness of The Self on a specific topic such as anger , greed , and pride etc . and not by recalling them through memory . You have to work hard to try and recall them . They need to be recalled because they have become obscured . If you had some problems with Chandulal and you did his pratikraman , Chandulal ’ s presence will be there . You need to apply this awareness . In this path of Akram it is not necessary to draw upon memory . Recollection of events is dependent upon memory . Whatever events come to mind spontaneously , are there for you to do pratikraman . They come so that you can purify them .
Have you not already made the decision that you do not want any worldly things when you say in your prayers , “ I do not want any temporary things of this life except for the experience of the absolute Self ’” Despite this why do you keep remembering