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Pratikraman
Whatever faults they are able to see, they should ask for
forgiveness. They should never protect their mistake, or say
there is nothing wrong with it, otherwise the mistake doubles. If
you do something wrong, ask for forgiveness.
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Questioner: How should those who are not Self-realized
do pratikraman when they see their own faults?
Dadashri: There are some people who, despite not having
this knowledge, are very aware of their faults. They understand
what pratikraman is and they do it. Others are not included in
this, but we still need to explain to them the meaning of
pratikraman and tell them to repent for their mistakes.
Is Pratikraman Necessary After Self-realization?
Questioner: Dada, I still do not understand why we have
to do pratikraman after attaining the state of the Self? There is
no need, is there?
Dadashri: No, there is also no problem if you do.
Questioner: I do not have a problem with doing it, but
how should I do it? I am either ‘Chandulal’ or I am pure Soul
– Shuddhatma.
Dadashri: ‘You – the Self’ are not to do the pratikraman.
The Self does not have to do pratikraman. ‘You,’ as a neighbor
of ‘Chandubhai,’ have to tell him, ‘Chandubhai, why are you
doing such atikraman?’
Questioner: But, Dada, why should I go anywhere near
the ‘neighbor’?
Dadashri: The neighbor is the result of your own past
mistakes (from your past life). It is your unsettled crime (liability,
nature’s court).
I will tell you something; listen to what I tell you. Say a
young man goes to downtown Ahmadabad and goes on a