56 Pratikraman
Questioner : So by doing pratikraman , the old mistake is gone ?
Dadashri : Yes , it is gone . ( 52 )
Questioner : Then You said that as long as darshan mohaniya ( karma ) prevails , one binds new karma . He makes new mistakes for sure .
Dadashri : The new mistakes will continue for sure .
Questioner : The fruit of which he will bear in his next life . Whatever negative comments he made , he erased that much but he continues to make new mistakes .
Dadashri : Yes , but the mistake of speaking negatively is gone in this life . And so he will not speak negatively in this life . But in his next life , if he meets people who give him a different understanding , then he will develop the habit again . Everything continues to grow because of darshan moha .
Questioner : But how did he get rid of that mistake ? Was it because he did pratikraman at the time ?
Dadashri : Based on the scriptures , ‘ This is wrong , this should not be so ,’ that is what he will say . ‘ I am doing pratikraman , pratyakhyan , and I will not speak this way again ,’ that is what he decides . So that entire mistake is cleansed and that much time he spends for his Self . In that , there is nothing of the physical self and so he binds punya – merit karma .
Have you ever seen an elephant ? Do you know what the elephant does after it takes a bath ?
Questioner : It is called gajsnanvatta ! It throws dirt all over its body again .
Dadashri : Then it washes it off again . Therefore , as long