Gnani's Scientific Solutions
N
ature forgives a man who
repents after he lies. When he
repents, nature does not
count it as an offence or sin. People,
on the other hand, will punish him and
he will have to suffer the
consequences of his actions in this life.
Questioner: But that is what
everyone believes – that it is wrong to
tell a lie, to eat meat, to misbehave and
yet people do all those things. Why is
that?
Dadashri: If a person was to
repent heartily, his faults would
eventually disappear. But people
speak superficially. Although you may
commit a terrible mistake, if you
sincerely repent for it, it will not occur
again. If it occurs again, it does not
matter as long as you continue to
repent.
Questioner: So is it possible for a
man to improve? (24)
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.
06 | July 2016
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.
If a person repents any of his
actions, that person will one day become
pure (shuddha); that is certain.