Pratikraman: Freedom Through Apology & Repentance (Abr.) (In English) Pratikraman: Freedom Through Apology & Repentence | Page 104

Pratikraman
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the religions, and their religious heads, and do pratikraman for
any negative comments or criticisms you have made, instigated
others to make, in this life, past life, past calculable lives, and
past infinite lives. Ask for strength not to repeat any such
transgression against them, in the slightest degree.
Before Gnan, I had a very strong ego. I used to criticize
people and was disrespectful to them, but at the same time I
used to be full of praise for some. I would criticize one and
praise another. After 1958, when I became a Gnani, I told A.
M. Patel, “Wash away all the contempt you had towards others.
Put soap on it and wash it off.’” After that I recalled each and
every person I had treated with contempt including neighbors,
uncles, aunts, and in-laws. I had treated so many people with
contempt, so I washed them off.
Questioner: Did you do pratikraman in your mind or did
you ask for forgiveness personally?
Dadashri: I told Ambalal that he had done a lot of things
that were wrong. I told him that I could see them all and that
he should wash away all his wrong deeds.
I told Ambalal that he should not forget Chandubhai and
all the disrespect and verbal abuse he directed at him. I described
all this in detail to him and instructed him to do pratikraman and
speak in the following manner:
“Dear Shuddhatma Bhagwan, who is completely separate
from the mind, speech and body of Chandubhai, and his
bhaavkarma, dravyakarma, and nokarma. Dear Shuddhatma
Bhagwan of Chandubhai, I am asking for forgiveness for all
errors committed towards Chandubhai. I am asking this in the
presence of Dada Bhagwan. I will never repeat such faults
again.”
Do the pratikraman in this manner and you will notice a