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[25] Understanding the Principles of Pratikraman
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I do not want to enjoy (suffer) a single worldly thing, but when
certain desires arise within, I end up behaving accordingly. So
what should I do?
Dadashri: Then do pratikraman for it. Ask for forgiveness
that, ‘Despite having no new desires, I made this mistake. I ask
for forgiveness, so please forgive me so that I do not do that
again.’
Pratikraman is the Purusharth of Awareness
Questioner: Pratikraman is considered of the non-Self
(paudgalik), so then is it not under the control/influence of
vyavasthit?
Dadashri: No. Pratikraman is not the Self. It is of and
by the non-Self (paudgalik). But it is a spiritual, inner effort
(purusharth); it is dependent on awareness (jagruti). Awareness
is verily purusharth. Once awareness prevails, you will not have
to do it; it will occur on its own.
Questioner: When I do pratikraman, I do it for all the
infinite phases created of the non-Self and all the obstacles created
in countless past lives.
Dadashri: Here we do pratikraman for all the mistakes;
the phases of the non-Self (pudgal paryaya) are automatically
included in that.
Pudgal (the relative-self or the non-Self)
Runs the World
Questioner: How does the pudgal (the non-Self) do
atikraman?
Dadashri: The pudgal doesn’t do just atikraman; this
whole world is being run only by the pudgal. All the fighting is
carried out by the pudgal. All this is run by the pudgal. How
is anyone else to comprehend the language of the Gnanis? The