all your activities ( kriya ). The actions being carried out at present are the result of the meditation ( dhyan ) done in your past life . These actions are indicative of your independent efforts ( purusharth ) in your previous life , whereas the present day meditation ( inner dhyan ) is the independent effort for the next life , in other words it is the ‘ design ’ for your next life !
Now , what is dharma dhyan ? The effort you make to change the circumstances that create adverse meditation , is dharma dhyan . An integral part of dharma dhyan is sincere alochana , pratikraman and pratyakhyan ( sincerely recalling and acknowledging the wrongful act , repenting for it and resolving never to repeat it , respectively ; collectively referred to as doing pratikraman ). This act of pratikraman however , cannot be carried out according to one ’ s own understanding ; it should be done according to the Gnani ’ s teaching .
How does one change adverse internal meditations of arta dhyan and raudradhyan ? It is to apply the knowledge that ‘ these adverse internal meditations are happening because of my own karma of past life and no one is at fault here .’ On the contrary , one should repent by saying ‘ Others have to endure pain because of me . I will never do it again ’, one should make a firm decision like this . Pratikraman and pratyakhyan should be ‘ shoot on sight ’; i . e . they should be done the instant the fault occurs . Mistakes and faults can only be washed away if pratikraman and pratyakhyan are done the instant the mistake is made . When one understands dharma dhyan well , it will bring instant results .
By giving us great examples that are useful in our everyday life , Dadashri has made it simple for us to come out of negative and adverse meditative states and remain in dharma dhyan . Every person will be able to adjust to this in his or her own way .
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