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Pratikraman
Dadashri:Yes, very much so. But there has to be someone
to improve him. An M.D. or an F.R.C.S. doctor will not work
there. You need an improver and not an entangler.
If a mistake occurs even after a lot of repenting, one will
feel, ‘Why does this occur even after repenting so much?’
Actually, with sincere repentance, the mistakes will definitely go
away.
Pratikraman brings about a state of lightness. The moment
one makes that mistake again, the repenting starts.
When do the effects of karma caused in past life (sanskar)
change? Either when you repent day and night, or when you
attain our Gnan.
Repenting is no ordinary thing. Repentance should occur.
Questioner: What if one does all kinds of bad and
negative things all day long and then repents at night?
Dadashri: Yes, provided he repents heartily.
Questioner: What if he repents and makes the same
mistakes again the next day?
Dadashri: Yes, if he repents heartily then his work will be
done.
Questioner: The repentance that occurs, is it because of
the planning (intent; bhaav) from the past life?
Dadashri: Repentance occurs because of the knowledge
(gnan) in this life.
Questioner: What should we do if we have done some
negative things in life and we feel bad about them, but there is
no repenting?
Dadashri: The fact that you feel bad about it is repentance
itself, is it not? You can never feel bad about anything without