[ 22 ] Solution for Sticky Files 391
who is no longer living ?
Dadashri : Although he is no longer living , you still have the memory of his face and you may have his photographs , so you can do his pratikraman . Even if you cannot remember his face , but you remember his name , you can still do pratikraman using the name . It reaches him .
If you had any problems or entanglements with someone who is now dead , you should recall him and ‘ wash ’ away those problems with pratikraman so that it is resolved . The entanglements should be resolved with alochana , pratikraman and pratyakhyan , because the memory of the dead , as well as the living , comes to mind . Do pratikraman of whoever comes in your memory , because you know that ‘ the Self ’ is eternally alive ; the Self never dies . In doing this , it will benefit his Soul and also you can become free from the entanglements .
It is like having expensive china . They will remain ‘ alive ’ ( intact ) as long as you have some connection with them . Then , as the karmic account ( hisaab ) comes to an end , they will break . It is vyavasthit when they break . You do not have to think about them afterwards . People , too , are like china , are they not ? They seem to be dead , but they do not really die . They come back right here . That is why , when you do pratikraman for the deceased , it reaches them , wherever they may be .
Questioner : How do we do that ? ( 372 )
Dadashri : Invoke the pure Soul ( Shuddhatma ) that is separate from the person ’ s mind-body-speech , the charge karma ( bhaavkarma ), subtle effect-discharge karma ( dravyakarma ), gross discharge karma ( nokarma ), his name and all illusory attachment connected with his name . Then recall your mistakes : ‘ I made this mistake ’ ( alochana ). I regret making such a mistake and so forgive me for it ( pratikraman ). I make a firm decision