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[2] Every Religion Supports Pratikraman
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the ‘heat’ of it. Can one feel bad from the coolness of a situation?
This ‘heat’ itself is the ‘feeling bad about it.’ Feeling bad is more
than enough. But do you say that you will not do it again?
Questioner: Yes, I do.
Dadashri: Make a list of things that you repent and bring
it to me so I will know at which ‘station’ the ‘car is stuck’; then
we can send a car there. When repentance occurs, then realize
that you are starting to turn back from atikraman or aggression.
If a person repents any of his actions, that person will one
day become pure (shuddha); that is certain.
Beginning from Repenting to Pratikraman
Generally, when people make apologies, that is not
considered pratikraman. It is comparable to ordinarily saying
‘sorry’ and ‘thank-you.’ There is nothing significant in that. The
importance is of alochana, pratikraman and pratyakhyan.
Alochana, pratikraman and pratyakhyan are necessary in the
worldly life and on the path to moksha.
Questioner: If I go to the temple on Sundays and confess
all my wrongdoings, then will I be forgiven for the demerit karma
(deeds) that I have done?
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Dadashri: If demerit karma can be washed away like
that, then there would be no such thing as health and illness.
Then there would be no pain or misery, would there? But there
exists endless misery. The reason for asking for forgiveness is
that when you do so, you destroy the root of your demerit
karma (paap) so that it will not sprout agai n, but you still have
to suffer its fruit, regardless, do you not?
Questioner: There are some roots which sprout again.
Dadashri: If the root has not been destroyed properly, it
will sprout again. No matter how much of the root has been
destroyed, the fruit has to be suffered. Even Lord Krishna was