336 Pratikraman
advantage of those with lesser intellect . The consequence of that is a life in hell . Not animal life form but a life in hell . Now tell me , what have people left alone ? That is why I warn people and tell them to be very alert and aware and ask for forgiveness , because through pratikraman , there is still a way out .
If you were to write a letter to a relative of yours when you are in an angry mood , and you even curse him in the letter over and over again , your letter will offend him . But if , in the closing , you write a footnote with an apology and explain your angry frame of mind , because you had a quarrel with your wife , would he not be considerate and forgiving even though he has read the curses and insults from you ? Likewise , all mistakes committed in life so far are erased , if pratikraman is done before leaving this body . You should ask for forgiveness from whomever you consider as your God . If not , you can come to me for forgiveness and I will help arrange for you to be free .
A very bleak and terrible time is yet to come , and still ‘ Chandulal ’ behaves recklessly . Your life carries a tremendous liability with it . I even hesitate when I say that seventy percent of the human race is doomed ! This is the final assurance I give you in these terrible times . I am putting the weapon of pratikraman into your hands . With pratikraman , you stand a chance of being saved . And if you do it according to my Agnas , your salvation will come sooner . You will have to suffer the results of your mistakes , but not many .
Sooner or later , you will have to understand , won ’ t you ? You will have to understand it completely , will you not ? You will have to turn towards moksha , will you not ? ( 320 )
How the Gnani Molds and Purifies the Prakruti
If someone tells you that you have no sense and insults you in public , and your spontaneous reaction is to want to bless him , you should know that You are separate form the world of the non-Self complex . At such a time of public insult , You are