Pratikraman: Freedom Through Apology & Repentance (Abr.) (In English) Pratikraman: Freedom Through Apology & Repentence | Page 12

pratikraman (asking for forgiveness), and pratyakhyan (firm
resolve and determination never to repeat the mistake). Infinite
beings have achieved the wealth of liberation with this weapon
by destroying the very root of which the vast tree of hatred and
abhorrence, grows. Gnani Purush, Dada Bhagwan, through
his Keval Gnan has expounded in his spoken words, the science
of pratikraman, precisely as it is. His spoken words are to be
found in this book, along with many other books; words which
will prove invaluable to the aspirant of truth and liberation.
The speech of the Gnani is dependent upon the individual
that he is addressing. The answers the Gnani gives are aimed
to bring about a solution for a specific problem for individual in
front of him. Therefore at times, these spoken words, when
compiled in book-form, may appear contradictory. For instance,
for the inner satisfaction of one individual the Gnani may say,
“Pratikraman is awareness and atikraman is discharge.” But
for the individual with heightened inner awareness, the Gnani
may say, “Atikraman is discharge, and so is pratikraman.
Discharge has to be destroyed by discharge.” Both the answers
are correct as a solution for the particular individual concerned,
but they are relatively contradictory because of the difference in
predicaments of each individual concerned. In short, the readers
are asked to understand the subtleties of the Gnani.
With this in mind, we beseech the reader’s forgiveness
for any apparent flaws in this compilation. It is our sincere hope
that the reader attains the inner essence of the Gnani’s words.
- Dr. Niruben Amin
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