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is so for infinite lives. Pratikraman as done by the ascetics and
the acharyas cannot destroy mistakes; it binds merit karma
(punya). Whereas pratikraman as prescribed by the Gnani
Purush is ‘shoot-on-sight’ pratikraman, it is done the moment
the mistake occurs. All these mahatmas have so much awareness
that they see their mistakes the moment they occur. They see
thousands of their mistakes the moment they arise, because they
have become free from kashays (anger-pride-deceit-greed).
Unawareness (ajagruti) is due to kashays.
Questioner: If one does no atikraman towards anyone
and has no active, ongoing kashay, how can he remain a hundred
percent in the Knower-Seer (Gnata-Drashta) state?
Dadashri: No, it is not like that. He may not have
atikraman towards anyone even in his thought, but his mind is
always in some kind of kashay. If it is not in raag (attachment),
it is in dwesh (abhorrence). Kashay is always there when one
is not in the Knower-Seer (Gnata-Drashta) state.
Questioner: Is there always some kind of kashay in a
thought that is going on?
Dadashri: It is always there. It is always there for sure,
but kashay is not there in the thoughts that one can ‘see.’
Questioner: That entire ball of confusion comes and goes
and only afterwards do I become aware of it.
Dadashri: No, You can ‘see’ (joyee) it, and then you
know (janavoo) it. Still, until then it is considered a kashay.
Questioner: I ‘see’ it after fifteen or twenty minutes have
passed.
Dadashri: Kashay stops our jagruti (awareness) and so
it will not allow us to remain as the Knower-Seer. And if you
have the worst of thoughts, and You keep ‘seeing’ them, then no
part of kashay will touch you.