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washed and the one insulting you becomes the nimit (a living or
non-living instrumental evidence in unfolding karma effect) in the
process.
The Phenomenal Value of Pratikraman
Questioner: Sometimes I feel offended and hurt that I do
so much and yet he insults me.
Dadashri: You will have to do pratikraman for him.
This is simply an interaction in worldly life (vyavahar). There
are all kinds of people in it. They will not let you go to moksha.
Questioner: Why should I do pratikraman?
Dadashri: The reason you do pratikraman is this: ‘Him
insulting me is the fruition of my karma (udaya) in which he ends
up binding demerit karma for himself. So I am doing pratikraman
for him. I will never do anything again for which I become a
nimit in someone else binding karma.’
The world is not likely to let anyone go to moksha.
They will find a way of holding you back. If you do
pratikraman, you will be able to break away from that grip.
That is why Lord Mahavir has given all these three in
pratikraman: alochana, which is to recall and confess the
mistake; pratikraman, repentance and asking for forgiveness;
and pratyakhyan, vowing never to repeat the mistake. He has
given us all three in just one word. There is no other solution
for this. Now when can a person do pratikraman? It is when
he has awareness. Such awareness arises when he attains Gnan
from a Gnani Purush.
You should do pratikraman so that you become free
from karmic liability.
In the beginning, people used to attack me too. But then
they got tired of doing so. If we respond by retaliating, people
will not get tired of attacking us.