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mistakes I have made, I am asking for forgiveness.’ You do not
have to do it individually.
Questioner: I have to do collective pratikraman?
Dadashri: Yes, you have to say that, ‘Owing to my strict
nature, and in the process of doing my official duty of the
Government, whoever has been hurt by my conduct, I ask for
forgiveness.’ You should say that every day.
You May Scold But…
Questioner: When a boss scolds an employee, the
employee will feel hurt, will he not? If an employee does something
wrong, does the boss not have a right to scold him?
Dadashri: Scolding carries a great responsibility. You
should scold in a way that it does not ‘burn’ your hands and that
the employee does not get hurt. Generally, people do not stop
to consider this and they start scolding. Whatever is going to
occur to the one being scolded will be, but the one doing the
scolding carries a grave liability. He becomes trapped. (156)
Questioner: He has a responsibility as a boss, so he has
to take steps to meet his obligations. So what can he do? He
has no choice but to do it, right?
Dadashri: No, he can do that, but find a way so that it
will not hurt the other person.
Questioner: What other way can he find? If the worker
is not doing his job, he has to be told off, does he not?
Dadashri: But when you scold him, do you weigh your
scolding or not? Can scolding be weighed before it is given?
Can you scold him worth a quarter pound? No? So how can
you do that?
Questioner: It is done without ‘weighing,’ but it is
understood that certain steps will be taken if one does not do