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there is no other solution.
Even now, if you repent, the karmic knots and tubers will
loosen. When you made the mistake, you did it with your
approval and pleasure and for that you have bound karma for
a life in hell. It is one thing to take that which is forbidden, but
if it is done with pleasure, one is bound for hell. But if he repents
for it, it will take him to a life in the animal kingdom. One will
have to suffer the horrors of hell. So take and enjoy as much as
you want from people, that which is forbidden to you!
Questioner: What is the best solution to be free from all
this?
Dadashri: Repent for anything that you have taken from
others that was not yours by right. Repent all day. You cannot
take what is not yours. It is only good if it is for you. You have
your own wife, your own children, your own home, etc. So why
should you take anything that belongs to others? Then you have
no choice but become an animal; then you become worthy of a
life in hell. You are trapped in grave misery. If you want to take
heed, there is still time to do so. What this Gnani Purush is
saying is that you have been given a weapon called repentance.
Keep doing pratikraman.
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‘Dear Lord, I ask for forgiveness for the mistakes I have
committed through misunderstanding and malicious intellect
(buddhi), encouraged by kashays.’
You have done all this at the instigation of your kashays;
You have not done them yourself. You are still free to continue
doing them if you want to, and if you don’t want to, then it is
also up to you.
Intense Greed Causes Grave Karmic Veils
One can become free if he sets aside all the things that
tempt him, and does not think about them; and when he does
think about them, he does pratikraman for them. However,