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[25] Understanding the Principles of Pratikraman
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What is the meaning of shuddha vyavahar (pure worldly
interaction) in the path of Akram? It is to remain in the five
Agnas. Remain in them as much as You can and do pratikraman
for the rest.
Shuddha Upayog
The Self is nothing but knowledge-vision (gnan-darshan).
To be in shuddha upayog means to be the Knower-Seer
(Gnata-Drashta). What is pure knowledge-vision (shuddha
gnan-darshan)? That which is without attachment-abhorrence
(raag-dwesh) is shuddha gnan-darshan. The worldly gnan-
darshan has attachment-abhorrence in it. It is impure (ashuddha)
‘knowing-seeing’. What is it?
Questioner: Ashuddha (impure).
Dadashri: It is with attachment-abhorrence… and that
which is without attachment-abhorrence is considered pure
(shuddha) Gnan. Any kind of pure awakened awareness
(shuddha upayog) can be attained with pure Gnan. If not, then
if you just sit and ‘see’ everything by simply being in shuddha
upayog (by being in the awareness as the Self); that is fine too.
It will work even when you are walking on the street. If nothing
else, then keep doing pratikraman while at home. This all has
come together from the connection of so many past lives, has it
not? So even if you spend half an hour a day to do pratikraman,
so much of it (karmic baggage) will come out. Take the name
of each person at home and keep doing his pratikraman. Each
and every mistake of this and countless past lives will remain in
the upayog (focused, awakened awareness) and will be cleared.
You have many such things that need to be done – that is
considered shuddha upayog. Why have all these people become
your relatives? It is because of all the entanglements that have
been woven with them in the past life. You can become free
from them if you do pratikraman. It is one’s choice whether he
wants to be free or not. We have become free.