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Pratikraman
may be, he will come to his senses through your pratikraman.
Do Not Suffer Two Losses
Gnan means not to incur two losses. And even if you incur
one loss, if you do pratikraman, you will only have one loss.
One should not incur two losses (first loss is effect in this life,
second loss is the loss/effect that has to be suffered in the next
life through causes of attachment–abhorrence created in this life).
Questioner: But I will be forgiven if I do pratikraman,
will I not?
Dadashri: One does pratikraman for one’s mistake of
hurting anyone through thought, speech and acts (dosh). There
is no need to do pratikraman if you have not made a mistake.
That account is settled. And if nothing has occurred, then there
is no problem. As you continue to do pratikraman, everything
will start becoming smoother in the interaction with that individual.
The relationship with that person will be absolutely clear.
If you do not get along with a certain person, if you were
to do pratikraman all day long for several days for that person,
you will be able to get along with him and he will come seeking
your company. All conflict is because of one’s atikraman
(mistakes).
And none of these wise (!) people do pratikraman. Do
you think they do pratikraman? One will say, ‘Why should I
do pratikraman when it is his mistake?’ If you ask the other
person, he will say, ‘He is at mistake; why should I do
pratikraman?’ Well so be it, let them ‘bomb’ each other like
India and Pakistan!
The World Echoes Your Own Projections
Questioner: If a person is harming me in some way,
should I continue to simply ‘know’ and ‘see’ what is taking
place by understanding that it is my unfolding karma, or should