344 Pratikraman
Dadashri : Of course , there is harm in it – but it is for the next life . Today , he is enjoying the fruit from his past life . But by telling lies today , he is sowing seeds , the fruit of which he will have to face in his next life . Today , he is sowing the seeds ( creating causes ); this world is not haphazard or slipshod such that one can do whatever one wants !
Questioner : Is it acceptable if a person deliberately does wrong and then says , ‘ I will do pratikraman for it ’?
Dadashri : No . You should not do it deliberately . But you should do pratikraman when something wrong occurs .
If you tell someone , ‘ You are a liar ,’ there is so much science that stirs up instantly within that it gives rise to so many different phases , the consequence of which is there for two hours or so , it will be very hard to see anything attractive in him . That many phases can arise . Therefore , before saying a word … it is best if nothing is said . And if you end up saying something , then do pratikraman . ‘ We ’ cannot tell you that you cannot say anything , because it is vyavasthit ; but do pratikraman if you do say something . That is the tool we have . Do you do pratikraman ?
Questioner : Yes . You Have To Empty This Shop Questioner : So then , how is one to live this life ? Dadashri : You have to ‘ see ’ how it is being lived .
Questioner : Then how is one to decide what is wrong and what is right ?
Dadashri : ‘ You ’ have to keep ‘ seeing ’ what ‘ Chandulal ’ is doing .
Questioner : Is there no problem if ‘ Chandulal ’ does something wrong ?