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[3] These Are Not Lord Mahavir’s Pratikramans
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karma for moksha. The other only brings awareness.
Questioner: But they were under the shelter of the
Tirthankar Lord, were they not?
Dadashri: Those who took the shelter of the Tirthankar
Lords attained moksha. All other people bind merit karma.
Questioner: But does pratikraman not open the path of
liberation for one?
Dadashri: No.
Questioner: Why is that? Was that not applicable in that
time era?
Dadashri: Pratikraman is not the path of liberation.
Questioner: But the intent behind it will bring one on this
path, will it not?
Dadashri: Atmagnan–the knowledge of the Self is the
path to moksha. Pratikraman will lead to the path of moksha
after one attains Atmagnan (Self-realization). After that, every
sadhana (efforts of activity necessary to achieve or accomplish
a goal) will lead to the path of moksha.
Questioner: So will that pratikraman become the cause
for him to attain Atmagnan?
Dadashri: No, they do pratikraman for their past actions
and they do new atikraman due to their illusion or ignorance of
the Self (moha). The moha has not ended! The moha continues,
does it not? Darshan moha (‘I am Chandulal’) means to do
pratikraman for past wrong actions and destroy them and create
new ones. One binds punya (merit karma) when he does
pratikraman.
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Questioner: That means that the layers of his mistakes
become thinner, do they not?