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[9] Pratikraman in Varying Situations
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Dadashri: He is bankrupt (spiritually). Pratikraman was
possible for you. His bankruptcy is of the ultimate kind; his is
first in line to file such a bankruptcy, and so he can afford not
to do pratikraman (!)
Questioner: Then a time comes when, if a person can
see his own mistakes – when he makes a mistake, he will not
rest until he does pratikraman?
Dadashri: It will take a long time for him to reach that
state; there is still a very heavy karmic debt. He has not refrained
from hurting anyone that comes across him. He has hurt
whomever he met.
Questioner: So does one become ‘bankrupt’ when he
hurts people?
Dadashri: Then what else? Bankruptcy is inevitable.
Questioner: What kind of actions lead to bankruptcy?
Dadashri: Acts such as these; where one hurts others.
He has not left anyone out, not even the parents. There has been
an association with rogues and thugs in the past lives. So many
lives have been spent doing just this, so he is only bound to be
like that, and only continue to like that, is he not?
Questioner: Not anymore.
Dadashri: So many karmas were bound. Have you seen
his height? The body is full of knots… the more the karma, the
smaller the body; it is compressed.
Questioner: So what is the solution now? What else can
he do if he cannot do pratikraman?
Dadashri: If he does it for a short time, he will slowly
make headway.
Questioner: Except for pratikraman, there is no other
solution at all.