348 Pratikraman
about . Once you do pratikraman , You do not have to worry about that . Just do more pratikraman .
Questioner : Suppose I happen to say it openly ; then he will definitely be hurt by what I say , will he not ?
Dadashri : Yes , but that pain and hurt arose against your wishes , did it not ? Therefore , you should do pratikraman . Whatever account he had got settled .
Questioner : If I say something , he will feel badly from within , will he not ?
Dadashri : Yes . He will feel bad . If the wrong has occurred , he will feel bad , will he not ? The karmic account ( hisaab ) that has to be paid , you have no choice but pay it to be free .
Questioner : I cannot control it and that is why it comes out in words .
Dadashri : Yes . It will come out , but then you have to do pratikraman when that occurs ; that is all . You have to repent and then decide not to do the same again .
Then , if you are sitting with some free time , keep doing pratikraman over and over again for it . In doing so , all those mistakes will become weak and then dissolve . Only the files that are sticky need to be tackled . They need to be made smooth and easy through pratikraman . Besides , there are only three or four such files , not many more .
Worldly Interaction Cannot Be Remedied
Questioner : If a person speaks after becoming irritated , would that be considered atikraman ?
Dadashri : Of course , it is atikraman .
Questioner : What occurs if speech that is hurtful comes out and hurts someone , and pratikraman is not done for it ?