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Pratikraman
Dadashri: Whenever possible, try to do ‘shoot-on-sight’
pratikraman as soon as the mistake is made. If you fail to do
so, do pratikraman collectively in the evening. In the latter,
however, you might forget a few of your mistakes. Who is going
to take care of those? Therefore, your business is to do ‘shoot-
on-sight’ pratikraman.
Closure and Settlement is Non-Violence
Questioner: Complete awareness is to be maintained for
the mistakes. You have to get after them.
Dadashri: These mistakes need to be brought to an end.
They have to be settled.
Questioner: When we do pratikraman for mistakes, the
process that occurs within settles the mistake once and for all
(nivedo). Instead of the word ‘shoot,’ is the word nivedo more
appropriate?
Dadashri: The word ‘shoot’ is for fun. It gives one valor;
when a person hears the word ‘shoot,’ he feels heroic, does he
not?
Questioner: The process of pratikraman brings an end
to the mistake; is the final settlement due to a mutually satisfactory
solution (samadhan)?
Dadashri: Once a satisfactory solution has been attained,
there is no need to ‘shoot’ or do anything of the sort. What
does our science say? It says, ‘You have hit the other guy, so
do pratikraman.’ What does the Lord say? He says, ‘Bring
about a closure (nivedo) and settle (nikaal) everything. As far
as possible, do not fight; this birth is not meant for fighting.’
The Lord has not permitted even writing the word ‘maar’ (to
hit, to hurt). He said, ‘Do not write the word ‘maar’.’ The
word ‘maar’ is the starting point of himsa (violence) from
within.