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When the Mind Becomes Turbulent
The Stain in the Mind Needs To Be Cleansed
Questioner: Sometimes when I feel insulted, I may not
say anything but my mind will revolt and retaliate and continues
to do so.
Dadashri: ‘You’ should not be concerned with what occurs
during that time. Even if you get into a physical fight, the
interactions that take place are dependent upon one’s strength
and capacity. It all depends on how strong You have grown in
this Gnan. If You have complete energy and power (shakti) of
this Gnan, then even the mind will not revolt. What are ‘we’
saying? Whenever you revolt through the mind, speech or even
the body, you must do pratikraman for all three, because there
exist three types of weakness.
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Questioner: Do I have to do pratikraman for thoughts?
Dadashri: The thoughts are to be ‘seen.’ There is no
pratikraman for thoughts. However, if you have bad thoughts
about someone, then pratikraman is necessary. Only for those
that are harmful to anyone. Thoughts about cows and buffaloes
and anything else just disappear in the presence of Gnan. If you
‘see’ them with awareness, they will just pass. They only need
to be ‘seen.’ There is no need for pratikraman for these.
Suppose, when you come to satsang and you see
everyone standing around, you may become irritated and think,
‘Why are they all standing around?’ For such a negative thought,