236 Pratikraman
If artadhyan takes place and you repent for it , the Lord has said that he will give you credit for that as dharmadhyan . Did the Lord ( the Lord within ) say anything wrong by this ? Do you think that the Lord is wise or is he crazy ?
Questioner : Where will we go by calling him crazy ? The Lord is always wise .
Pratikraman Converts Artadhyan to Dharmadhyan
Dadashri : Repent in the name of Dada . That will change it into dharmadhyan . Do at least what you know . Repent when raudradhyan ( pain and hurt caused to others ) occurs and also when artadhyan ( pain to the self ) occurs . It is not possible for one to do dharmadhyan in this era of the time cycle . Therefore , start a factory of converting artadhyan and raudradhyan into dharmadhyan . It is not possible for one to know how to do dharmadhyan directly , because even when he is doing darshan of the Lord , his dhyan is on his shoes that he left at the door . So the Lord himself says , ‘ When he is doing my darshan , he is also doing darshan of his shoes , so what can I do ?’
Therefore , dharmadhyan is not possible in this time era . So what does Dada say ? He says to repent for all the artadhyan that occurs , and doing that will give you the benefit of dharmadhyan . And without dharmadhyan , it is not possible to become free form this body complex ( pudgal ). This pudgal can never attain shukladhyan (‘ I am Shuddhatma- ’; the state of the Self ).
Therefore , there is nothing wrong if artadhyan occurs ; it can be changed to dharmadhyan .
You should ask , ‘ Hey ! Chandulal , why do you keep doing artadhyan ? Now repent for the artadhyan you have done . Do pratikraman .’ So it changes into dharmadhyan .