468 Pratikraman
not little suspicion which goes away ( the kind that is easily forgotten ). There is no significance to suspicions .
Questioner : So then should one remain carefree and nonchalant ?
Dadashri : No . You will suffer if you are carefree . Why do people not stick their hands in a fire ? ( 444 )
Questioner : Then what kind of appropriate action should one take ?
Dadashri : What other action will You take ? The only action needed there is repenting and pratikraman .
Do Mahatmas Charge Karma ?
Questioner : The most important thing I wanted to know is , can mahatmas bind karma ?
Dadashri : You do not charge karma . But it is better to do pratikraman . Doing pratikraman means You are following ‘ our ’ Agna . Do pratikraman when atikraman occurs . You ( the Self ) never do atikraman . You ( the Self ) do not even like to do atikraman and nor do You have a desire to do so , do You ?
Questioner : No , no desire at all .
For mahatmas , when every karma is a discharge , then is there a need to do pratikraman ?
Dadashri : Because it is a discharge , there is no need to do pratikraman . Pratikraman is to be done when atikraman occurs . Pratikraman is not to be done for eating or drinking . Do I keep asking you , ‘ Have you eaten a mango or not ? Why did you eat fritters ? Why did you go to a hotel ?’ Do ‘ we ’ ask you all that ? No , because ‘ we ’ know that all of that is discharge .
If you accuse or hurt someone as part of discharge intent ( discharge bhaav ), then do pratikraman .