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pratikraman, because they are in layers and so each layer goes
away with pratikraman. It is not the fault of the mistake or the
one making it. It occurs because there are many layers to that
mistake.
Questioner: Does that occur because of one’s nature or
is it because there is lack of awareness?
Dadashri: No, no, no. If one has done the same thing
over and over for a thousand lifetimes, then there are that many
layers. If it was done for just five lifetimes, then there would be
a corresponding amount of layers. And they will still occur again.
Say if you take one layer away from an onion, does the onion
disappear? You will get another layer, a third layer and so on.
Similarly, there are mistakes with so many layers. A mistake
with ten layers will be resolved with ten pratikramans and
mistakes with fifty layers will require fifty pratikramans to be
resolved. There will be a result for the pratikraman for sure.
Everything definitely becomes clean.
There should be pratikraman for any atikraman. You
have not done any atikraman after coming here and so you do
not need to do pratikraman. Pratikraman is necessary only
when you do atikraman.
Memory? Pratikraman. Desire? Pratyakhyan.
Questioner: Please explain what You mean when You
say, ‘That which arises in the memory needs pratikraman, and
that which arises as desire requires pratyakhyan.’
Dadashri: When it comes into the memory, know that
there is stickiness present and repeated pratikraman will make
it loose and free you from it.
Questioner: Should we do pratikraman as many times
as it comes to memory?
Dadashri: Yes, that many times. You should keep the