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Pratikraman
Dadashri: Do pratikraman. And if you happen to meet
that person again, then you should tell him, ‘I am stupid. This is
a serious mistake of mine, please forgive me.’ His wounds will
heal when you say this.
Solution for the Effects of Contempt of Past
Life
Questioner: What should we do in order not to suffer
the effects of contemptuous behavior towards others in the past?
Dadashri: For acts of contempt there is no other solution
but repeated pratikramans. You have to keep on doing
pratikraman until that person comes around. And if you occur
to meet him face to face, then you should speak to him nicely
and ask for forgiveness directly. Tell him, ‘I have made a very
big mistake. I am a complete fool. I have no sense.’ When you
discredit yourself, the other person feels better, his hurt will
lessen and his wounds will heal.
‘We’ can ‘see’ the effect of contempt from previous lives;
therefore, I am telling you not to be contemptuous towards
anyone. Do not mistreat people. If you treat your workers with
contempt, they will take revenge in their next life. They may even
become a snake and bite you out of enmity. Contempt will never
free you from its grip. Only pratikraman can save you.
Can Such Serious Demerit Karma Be Washed
Away?
Questioner: If we have made someone miserable beyond
words and have hurt him so deeply that we cannot remove his
pain, will we bind karma even if we do pratikraman?
Dadashri: You should continue to do pratikraman in his
name. Do pratikraman with the same intensity as the intensity
of pain you caused him.
Questioner: A mother-in-law says something to her