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stealing. Was it due to circumstances or not? Was he a thief
forever? The world does not care about this. I would only call
a person a thief if he were a thief forever (steals all the time), and
not the one who steals only due to the bad circumstance. My
opinion about a person does not change, once it is made. Until
now I have not changed my opinion about anyone.
Pratikraman is Disagreement with Old Opinion
Questioner: Now I have to continue doing pratikraman
for the opinions that arise, do I not?
Dadashri: The opinions that arise are due to a past
karmic account (hisaab). If you do pratikraman now, then
you do not bind an opinion again. In doing so, You are saying,
‘I am no longer of the same opinion, I am not in agreement in
this matter,’ and so You become free at that time. Opinion that
was bound in the past was cleared this time around. Once You
understand this much, there will be no problem. If a mistake is
being protected (rakshan), then You should correct that. There
is nothing else to it. If you make a mistake, if you do something
that would harm someone, you will attain closure if you do
pratikraman.
What does pratikraman mean? It means, ‘I am not in
agreement with the mistake being made.’ Pratikraman itself
proves that I do not agree with that. Before, I was of the opinion
that it should be done a certain way, but now I do not agree
with that. It is enough if the opinion changes. This world exists
on opinions.
You Need to Become Aware Right Away
For you, everything is proceeding in agreement, is it not?
You are proceeding with what you agree with, do you not?
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Questioner: Opinions I have today differ (from those of
the past).