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[18] He Who Conquers Sexuality is the Emperor of the World 333
That is sheer foolishness; you are not to do that. If it occurs for
you, you should simply avert your eyes and if it occurs again,
then do pratikraman. Do not forsake even a minute’s worth of
pratikraman in this matter. Mistakes associated with your eating
and drinking habits are inconsequential, as compared to those of
sexuality. Sexuality is the worst disease for the one who wants
freedom from worldly life. Bondage to the worldly life exists
because of sexuality.
You have to be wise and get your work done. If you buy
goods from the black market, you will have to sell it on the
black market, but you have to tell ‘Chandubhai’ to do
pratikraman for it. Before, he did not do pratikraman and
because of that, he has filled ponds and ponds of karma. Doing
pratikraman means it is cleansed. When you do five hundred
to a thousand pratikraman a day; that is when you will get your
work done.
You Can Never Take What is Not Rightfully
Yours
If you take what is rightfully yours, you will be born as a
human being, but if you violate this rule and take what is not
rightfully yours, you will be born in the animal kingdom.
Questioner: I have taken something which has not been
rightfully mine.
Dadashri: You should do pratikraman for that. The Lord
(within) will still save you. You can still go into the Jain temple
(derasar) and repent. As long as you are alive, you should
continue to repent for taking things that were forbidden to you
(illicit sex). Repent as long as you remain in this body.
Questioner: What occurs with just repenting?
Dadashri: If you have the understanding for it, then go
ahead and do it. It is your choice whether to listen to what the
Gnani Purush tells you or not. If you do not listen to Him, then