[ 16 ] Revenge of Enmity Is Unbearable 311
Questioner : So one has to become free from his own bondage , with pratikraman ?
Dadashri : Yes , become free from all bondage .
Compassion for the Weak One under Influence of Kashays
If someone were to insult ‘ us ’ or do wrong by ‘ us ,’ ‘ we ’ would still protect him . A man started to argue with me and became confrontational . So I told everyone around me that they should not have a single negative thought about him and if they did , they should do his pratikraman . He is a good man but he was under the control of kashays when it occurred . If he were under the realm of the Self , he would never speak the way he did . A person who succumbs to his internal enemies should be forgiven for whatever kind of mistake done , for he does not have any awareness-support of the Self . When someone exhibits kashay , at that time you should loosen the ‘ rope ’ of the ego , remain calm , or else he will ruin everything .
To be controlled by inner enemies ( kashays ) is to be swayed by the effects of the unfolding karma ( udayakarma ). He does according to the unfolding karma .
Equanimity of Lord Parshvanath
Questioner : It came out in a discussion that someone had bound enmity against Lord Parshvanath ( the twenty-third Tirthankar ) and the Lord had no knowledge of this . And due to this enmity , the Lord encountered that person for ten lifetimes , and in each of those lives that person harmed the Lord in some way or the other . Is that possible ? One is not even aware of it , and the other person continues to bind enmity which could last up to ten lifetimes .
Dadashri : It depends on how much damage you have caused . So do not cause any damage to anyone .