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[25] Understanding the Principles of Pratikraman
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Dadashri: The ego is present until the end, but it does
decrease.
Questioner: In the Kramic path, the ego decreases
gradually. Here it has become separate from day one, and the
state one experiences due to that is the superiority (visheshata)
of Akram Vignan.
Dadashri: That is why one has to do pratikraman in
Akram. One has attained Gnan at an untimely state (one’s spiritual
state is not ready).
The Greatest Tool to Attain Moksha
Questioner: If one wants to go to the terrace, the stairs
are the only tool to get there. Similarly, if one wants to go to
moksha, after attaining this Gnan, pratikraman is the only tool
to do so. That is what I believe.
Dadashri: No, not like that. Pratikraman is one of
many other tools available. Knowledge of the Self (swaroop
gnan) is the only vehicle or tool for attaining moksha; there is
no other.
Questioner: Yes, you have given us that Gnan but after
that, is pratikraman not the main tool?
Dadashri: Some people do not have to do any
pratikraman.
Questioner: If one does not make mistakes, then he
does not have to do pratikraman.
Dadashri: For that reason, many people do not have to
do pratikraman. Hence that tool is used by those who find it
necessary to do so. The main thing is the Gnan. You can attain
moksha if you have Gnan. But if you do not have Gnan, then
no matter how many pratikramans you do, you will still remain
in the worldly life.