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Pratikraman
Pratikraman Also for Those Who Insult You
Questioner: Sometimes I feel unappreciated and
disheartened. I feel that no matter how much I do for that person,
he keeps insulting me.
Dadashri: You should do his pratikraman. This is the
way of the world. There are so many different kinds of people
who will hold you back from your liberation.
Questioner: Why should I do that pratikraman?
Dadashri: Pratikraman should be done because in your
unfolding karma effect, he has to bind a new karma. That is why
I am doing pratikraman and I will never make such a mistake
again where I become instrumental (nimit) in another person
binding karma.
The world will not let anyone become liberated. The
bondage of this life is such that only pratikraman can release
you. For this reason, Lord Mahavir has given us alochana,
pratikraman and pratyakhyan in just one word, ‘pratikraman.’
There is no other way out. When is one able to do pratikraman
correctly? It is when he attains the knowledge of the Self from
the Gnani Purush. With this knowledge, awareness (jagruti)
arises and this awareness will allow you to do pratikraman and
be released from the burden of karmic liability.
You should do pratikraman so you become free of
liabilities.
This is How You Regain Trust
Questioner: How can I restore the trust I had for
someone who has betrayed me?
Dadashri: You should repent for all the times you have
harbored negative thoughts about him. Whatever bad thoughts
you had for him after you lost trust in him, you have to repent