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[25] Understanding the Principles of Pratikraman
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Dadashri: Yes, and since ‘Chandubhai’ is the servant,
You have to maintain your royalty and aura. You (the Self) have
to tell ‘Chandubhai,’ ‘Sit at the table and eat well. I am with you
now.’ He will say, ‘But, Maharaj, subatomic karmic particles
within said not to.’ So you can tell him, ‘The Maharaj may say
no, but you just eat with splendor. You have now met Dada!’
Make the one who did the atikraman do all the
pratikraman. You (the Self) do not have to do it. You (the Self)
are the Knower of what ‘Chandubhai’ does. Is there any problem
then? Lord Mahavir did the same. He constantly saw just one
body complex (pudgal). He would not see any other pudgal,
just His.
Pratikraman by Force
Questioner: Dada, even when I feel ‘this is not mine,’ I
still get trapped there.
Dadashri: There is no problem with that. Who gets
caught?
Questioner: I know that certain things are wrong and
that I should not do them, but even then I end up doing them.
Dadashri: But ‘Chandubhai’ does it, does he not? You
are not doing it, are You?
Questioner: That is when I feel that there is so much
worthlessness in ‘Chandubhai.’
Dadashri: No, no, ‘Chandubhai’ will be caught because
he has done it. Therefore, tell him to do pratikraman even if he
is reluctant to do so. Make him do pratikraman ‘by force.’ Tell
him, ‘Why did you do atikraman? So now do pratikraman.’
‘Chandubhai’ is the one who gets caught; You do not get caught,
do You?
As a neighbor, You have to tell ‘Chandubhai,’ ‘How are