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lot of Your work will be accomplished and if not, then it is
dependant on nature.’
‘We’ only look at this much: that You have the intent of,
‘I want to settle with equanimity.’ Decide this much. Then,
whether it happens or not, You should not concern yourself with
it anymore. How long can You sit and see this drama? When will
it ever end? You should just move on. Sambhave nikaal (settling
with equanimity) may not even happen. If our ‘bonfire’ did not
light, we will light another one ahead. We cannot expect the fire
to catch on right away. And how long can we afford to sit
waiting? You have to light the matches and try to get the fire
going, but what more can You do? Just let go and move on.
Questioner: If pratikraman occurs, does it go into
dharma-dhyan (absence of adverse internal meditation), or does
it mean there is shukla-dhyan (meditation as the Self)?
Dadashri: No, it is neither dharma-dhyan nor shukla-
dhyan. This pratikraman is not a meditation (dhyan).
Pratikraman cleanses you. Actually, there is no need to do
pratikraman at all after attaining the Self, but this is Akram
Vignan. You have attained the Self without having to work for
it and so you need pratikraman to cleanse your past mistakes.
With so many mistakes within, if they are not washed off through
pratikraman, then they will make you restless. If your clothes
get dirty, will you not have to wash them? And in the Kramic
step-by-step path, the Self is attained only after the ‘clothes’ are
clean, or after the non-Self has been purified. In that path, one
is not likely to get any stains, is he?
One More Life to Complete Liberation
(Ekavtari) in the Akram Path
Questioner: If I do pratikraman, will new karma not be
charged?
Dadashri: Karma is bound only if the Self becomes the