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Pratikraman
Dadashri: That occurs because of the mistake of past
karma. It is your own weakness from the past, is it not? No one
else is responsible for it. You will have to remove it yourself, will
you not?
A Lie for the Self is the Highest Truth
Questioner: If one tells a lie for the higher good
(parmartha; for the Self), would he become liable for it?
Dadashri: Anything you do for the Self is not considered
a mistake (dosh). And anything that is done for the body, is
considered a mistake if it hurts others. It is a virtue if it helps
others. When the intent is solely for the salvation of the Self,
whatever deeds are done will not bind karma. However, if in the
process someone is hurt, it is a mistake and calls for
pratikraman.
The Entire Worldly Life is Mandatory and it
Occurs
Questioner: When I tell someone something without any
negative intent in the mind but he feels, ‘What he is saying is not
right; it is wrong,’ is that considered atikraman?
Dadashri: But because it hurts him, you should do
pratikraman. What effort is that going to take? You can never
be happy by hurting anyone.
Questioner: Many times, certain things have to be said
in order to get work done in the worldly life. Otherwise, lethargy
will take over and the other person will also become lethargic.
Dadashri: You may do that in the worldly life, but do
pratikraman for it. You have to carry out the worldly interaction;
you have no choice. It is mandatory (farajiyat). The whole
world believes the worldly life to be voluntary (marajiyat). This
Akram Vignan has disclosed that ‘this worldly life is mandatory.’
And only ‘we’ have declared that ‘it occurs.’