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Pratikraman
Dadashri: Yes, it reaches him. He will start to soften
from within, whether he is aware of it or not. His attitude towards
you will improve. Our pratikraman is very effective. There is
tremendous energy and power in pratikraman. If you do
pratikraman for just one hour, you will see the changes in the
other person. But that will only occur if the pratikramans are
done exactly and sincerely. When you do pratikraman for the
other person, not only will he not see your faults, but he will also
begin to respect you.
Questioner: Do we not charge new karma by doing
pratikraman?
Dadashri: If the Self becomes the doer, then karma will
be charged. The Self does not do pratikraman; it is
‘Chandubhai’ who does it and You, the pure Self, are the
‘Knower’ and the ‘Seer’ of it all.
(350)
True pratikraman starts only after you become Self-
realized. There has to be someone to do the pratikraman (i.e.,
‘Chandulal’), and someone to give the instructions that
pratikraman be done (You, the pure Self).
What is our pratikraman? If you unwind a reel, whatever
individual pieces come out of it, to patch them together and to
clean them up is our pratikraman.
Questioner: Can one make mistakes in seeing charitra
moha (seeing faults in discharge)? Can one make the same
mistake after doing pratikraman every day, or not?
Dadashri: You should recognize the mistake that occurs
every day. It will not go away even after you do pratikraman.
One layer is being broken every time.
If you do pratikraman even for an hour, You will have
the experience of the realm of the Self. If pratikraman is done
instantly as ‘shoot-on-sight,’ then it is possible to enter into the