50 Aptavani-6
Questioner: Pratikraman( ask for forgiveness from the pure Soul of the one you have‘ hurt,’ coupled with remorse of the wrongdoing).
Dadashri: The case will not go to the court if you do pratikraman. Deal with it by saying,“ Sir, I ask for your forgiveness.”
In‘ our’ case, you will not find an instance where‘ we’ hurt anyone, even slightly. Others may act crazy; they do not care, do they? Only the one who wants to be free, cares, does he not?
Therefore, if mistakes do not occur, then there is no need for pratikraman. You have to do pratikraman only when you make a mistake. If someone tells‘ us,’‘ Sir, I do not have enough power to not make mistakes. I do make mistakes.’ So‘ we’ tell him,‘ If you do not have the power to not make a mistake, then do pratikraman.’
No matter how crazy and foul words a person may say to you, if you happen to respond to him, then regardless of how beautiful your response is, the slightest of negative vibration arising from this is not acceptable. The other person can say all he wants to; he is independent. When children throw stones, are they not unrestricted? They are unrestricted as long as a policeman does not stop them. Other people can do whatever they wish. If the other person creates enmity towards you, he will not let you go to liberation( moksha) for thousands of lifetimes. That is why‘ we’ tell you,‘ Be careful. If you encounter a difficult and crooked person, do whatever you can to appease him and become free from him. It is worth being free from this world.’
Counter-vibrations for Hurting Someone
When you hurt anyone in the world, the inner effect and vibration of that hurt, the echo, is bound to affect you. When a husband and wife get a divorce and the man remarries, the ex-