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78 Pratikraman [4] How Amazing is the Awareness of the Gnani Purush Flawless Vision and Yet Harsh Speech Everyone in this world is flawless; without faults (nirdosh) and yet look how ‘our’ speech comes out. ‘We’ have seen everyone as nirdosh; no one is at fault (doshit – one who has faults). To ‘us,’ no one appears at fault; ‘we’ see no one at fault, but the speech says so. ‘We’ see no one as being at fault whatsoever, so how can ‘we’ speak in this manner? Is it necessary for ‘us’ to speak in this way? ‘We’ cannot speak this way about anyone and that is why pratikraman immediately follows. This occurs because ‘we’ fall short by four degrees (360° is absolute enlightenment, Dadashri is at 356°) and, therefore, ‘we’ should do pratikraman. Although ‘we’ interfere deliberately and use stern words, according to nature, it is a mistake on ‘our’ part, is it not? And for that, ‘we’ make him (A. M. Patel) do pratikraman. There is pratikraman for each mistake. However, when ‘we’ scold people, ‘we’ know how to do it without hurting them. Questioner: Is pratikraman necessary even if the scolding is done with good intentions? (72) Dadashri: You bind merit karma (punya) with good intentions. If you do not have Gnan and you get angry with him, even then you will bind merit karma; because it depends on your intention. Everything in the world is bound according to one’s intention.