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Revenge of Enmity is Unbearable
Pratikraman for Enmity
Questioner: A man I know told me that his brother was
looking to beat him up. At that time, I realized and thought to
myself, ‘Why should I create enmity (veyr) with him?’ (282)
Dadashri: Yes, he will bind enmity. If he knows that you
are having enmity towards him, then he will do the same with
you and then sting you and kill you in your next life.
Questioner: He would not know who has enmity towards
him, would he?
Dadashri: So he is not binding any enmity in this; you are
doing that, unilaterally. It is considered enmity when it is from
both the parties. And enmity means that he will avenge one day.
Whereas this one, you create it on your own from within. What
will you do now?
Questioner: After I had this thought, so much rigmarole
came out from just that one thought.
Dadashri: But you just had a thought, there were no
other wishes, were there? Did you do pratikraman after that?
Questioner: I am not able to do pratikraman.
Dadashri: You have to do that. How can you not do it?
How is that acceptable?
Questioner: Is all the rigmarole that occurred, not a
pratikraman?