206 Pratikraman
If the other person is ‘ multiplying ’ then you should be ‘ dividing ’ so that there will be no remainder ( no more balance on account ). To blame the other person by thinking , ‘ He did this to me and he did that to me ,’ is a mistake in itself . If , while walking , you bump into a wall , why don ’ t you blame the wall ? Why do we refer to trees as inanimate ( jada )? All those that hurt you are green trees . Do you fight with a cow if it treads on your foot ? That is how it is in the case of all human beings . How does the Gnani Purush forgive everyone ? He understands that ‘ these poor people do not understand ; they are like the trees .’ And those who understand do not have to be told anything ; they will do pratikraman immediately .
Non-violence ( Ahimsa ) is not such that it can be understood completely . It is very difficult to understand completely . Instead , it is better to catch on to a principle of , ‘ I will never get into any conflict .’ What occurs then ? Then the energies ( shakti ) within will remain intact and continue to increase day by day . Then you do not incur the loss of energy through conflict .
However , if conflicts do occur , then if you do pratikraman afterwards , it will be erased . You have to understand this much – ‘ Here in these situations , conflicts occur and so I have to do pratikraman , otherwise , there is a tremendous liability .’ For sure , you will go to moksha because of this Gnan , but conflict will create problems for you and delay Your moksha .
There is no problem if you have negative thoughts towards this wall because it is a one-sided loss , whereas even a single negative thought towards a living being carries a grave liability . That is a two-sided loss . But if you do pratikraman after that , then all the losses will be washed away . Therefore , do pratikraman wherever conflict arises so that conflict comes to an end .
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