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drinking tea you do pratyakhyan (making the decision of ‘I will
never do it again,’ and asking for the energy for this).
Dadashri: Yes!
Questioner: Since we were on the subject, I had to
mention this.
Dadashri: ‘I’ (the Self) do not drink tea, but sometimes
circumstances lead me (A. M. Patel) to do so. These
circumstances are out of my control and so I am forced to drink
tea. But when A. M. Patel drinks tea, he does not drink without
first doing pratyakhyan, otherwise, the one who likes tea will
continue to do so. Pratyakhyan is like smearing oil, then pouring
colored water over it. Yes, we use the ‘oil of pratyakhyan,’
then, even if one pours green colored water over it, it will not
stick. So I drink tea after doing pratyakhyan.
This is worth understanding. Do pratyakhyan whenever
you do anything, even if it does not hurt others. Pratikraman
should be done whenever atikraman has occurred. Drinking
tea is not considered atikraman. You are compelled to drink
tea, but that is not considered atikraman; but if you do not do
pratyakhyan, then a little of it will ‘stick’ to you. From now on
remember to do pratyakhyan.
Questioner: Yes, definitely.
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Dadashri: When you go out for a drive in your car, apply
the ‘oil’ (do pratyakhyan) – ‘I have no choice but to do this
but I vow not to do it again’; this is the ‘oil’ that ‘I’ apply when
I have to travel.
Questioner: I had to eat potatoes and onions in his home.
Dadashri: Do pratikraman for that. If you do
pratikraman, it will be fine. One should do as circumstances
dictate.