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Questioner: But how does it reach the other person?
Dadashri: ‘We’ know how it reaches him. It is not
possible for you to understand through your intellect (buddhi).
The Gnani Purush is able to know all that. So you should do
what ‘we’ tell you. Do not involve yourself in unnecessary
discussion or intellect. Nevertheless, what should you do if you
do not meet him? Should you just sit around doing nothing?
What should you do if you do not meet him again? What ‘we’
are telling you is the process.
In This Era, There Are More People Who Are
Negative
What ‘we’ are saying is that if you have a negative thought
about Dada, you should continue doing pratikraman. People
are not to be blamed for their hostile, critical and negative nature
(viradhak swabhav). People of this current time cycle have
hostility in them. It is a characteristic of this time cycle for all
living beings to be hostile. All those who are not hostile have left
the world and moved on. However, there are still many elevated
Souls who can improve.
Negativity Towards Tirthankars and Gnanis
If you have negative thoughts about ‘us,’ you should do
pratikraman immediately. The human mind is capable of seeing
faults even in a Gnani Purush and of trying to uproot/negate him
completely. What will the mind not do? The mind that has been
burned will burn others. An unhappy mind will burn even Lord
Mahavir.
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Questioner: Those who have departed cannot do anything
for others. So if you say anything negative about Lord Mahavir,
does it reach him?
Dadashri: Yes, it reaches him, but he does not accept it
and it is returned to you with double the repercussions. So you