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[25] Understanding the Principles of Pratikraman
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Questioner: Then what is the need for pratikraman?
Why is the need there to enter the relative again?
Dadashri: But the ‘stain’ of pain caused to that person
remains on our relative, does it not? You are not to keep the
relative stained. You will have to remove the stain eventually.
You have to make this ‘cloth’ (non-Self complex) clean, do you
understand? You will have to leave this cloth (non-Self complex)
in a clean state (before Your liberation).
There is nothing wrong with kraman. Kraman is that
which occurs without kashay. There is nothing wrong; when it
gets dirty on its own, there is no problem. If it suddenly gets
stained due to atikraman, then you have to wash off the stain
immediately.
Questioner: So it is imperative to keep the relative clean,
is that so?
Dadashri: Not like that. The relative will get old. There
is nothing wrong with the cloth getting old with kraman. But if
it stains suddenly, then it goes against you. So you must remove
that stain. Hence, do pratikraman if such atikraman occurs.
And that occurs only sometimes, not every day. And if
pratikraman does not occur, then it is not a big mistake. But,
it is better to do pratikraman.
Questioner: If atikraman is not under our control, then
how is it that we have control over pratikraman?
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Dadashri: Atikraman is not under your control.
Pratikraman, it is the cautionary warning that comes from
pragnya shakti of the Self (chetan) that resides within. It is that
energy that cautions.
The Science of Akram in Operation
Questioner: Then who does the pratikraman?
Dadashri: The one doing atikraman is made to do