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[25] Understanding the Principles of Pratikraman
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Dream is Always a Discharge Karma
Questioner: When I have sexual dreams, it leaves its
effect on me.
Dadashri: You can do pratikraman for that, can you
not?
Questioner: That can be done.
Dadashri: On the contrary, that is even better. It is
beneficial if pratikraman occurs. There is no problem with that.
And pratikraman must be done. If You let go, then it will
remain unresolved and pending. By doing pratikraman, you
remove it from its roots. And that is good. When that occurs,
you say that ‘this is wrong,’ don’t you? If you feel it was wrong,
that is good.
What is a dream? It is a discharge (galan), not charge
(puran). That which has no new charging (puran) at all is called
a dream. And in the awakened state, both charge and discharge
occur due to the presence of the ego, whereas in a dream there
is only discharge. Discharge means galan and no one has to
worry about discharge. Stop worrying about something that has
already occurred.
What Can One Do Where There is No Solution?
Questioner: After attaining this ‘Gnan,’ you have called
the worldly life interaction (vyavahar) a discharge (nikaali) and
that is fine. But there are some interactions that are such that
they cannot be avoided and there is no cure for it. Where is the
danger point for charging there?
Dadashri: There are no danger points, situations, at all
where charging (of karma) occurs. But charging may occur where
there are doubts and suspicion. Whenever suspicion arises,
recognize that there is danger there for charging. What kind of
suspicion? The kind of suspicion that will not let one sleep at all;