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Pratikraman for Missing Applied Focused
Awareness
Who would let go of such a wonderful science once he
has attained it? Before, one could not maintain focused, awakened
awareness of the Self (upayog) even for five minutes. One had
great difficulty in doing a forty-eight minute samayik, whereas
here, no matter where you go, it is possible for You to maintain
upayog. That is what has occurred.
Questioner: I understand that, Dada.
Dadashri: Now, obstruct the mistakes a little by doing
pratikraman. Before you leave home, make a decision that,
‘Today I want to remain in pure awareness (shuddha upayog).’
If you don’t make that decision, You will miss the upayog. Our
science is very good; there is no other problem.
If You feel that You did not stay in the pure awareness
and went off on the wrong path and became one with
‘Chandulal,’ then you should do pratikraman for losing the
awareness as the Self. Taking the wrong path means a waste
of time and energy, but there is no loss from this, because it
does not hurt anyone and so pratikraman is not necessary.
You still have one more life to go, so you need not worry
about this for the time being. But those who absolutely want to
remain in awakened awareness should do pratikraman.
Pratikraman means to turn back. One has never before turned
back, has one?
Questioner: Does doing pratikraman send a clean
reflection in the future?
Dadashri: Of course, everything will become clear. The
vision (darshan) becomes clean and it will increase. No one has
ever attained moksha without doing pratikraman. When one
does pratikraman, his mistakes decrease and gradually come
to an end.