12 Pratikraman
What is the religion of the Vitarag? In it five hundred or more pratikramans happen everyday. The religion of the Jain can be found everywhere but not the religion of the Vitarag. How can one do pratikraman just once a year and call himself a Jain? Nevertheless it is better to do it even once a year than not to do it at all.
Although I make this statement, I have already done pratikraman before speaking in this manner. You however must not speak in such a harsh manner. Although I am saying such harsh things and pointing out mistakes, I speak out of compassion and I see everyone as faultless. Someone has to enlighten this world. People need to understand the reality as it is.
Knowledge of the Self is the path of liberation. Pratikramans after Self-realization puts you on the path to liberation. After Self-realization, all other ways of spiritual seeking will become beneficial towards your liberation.
Questioner: Can pratikramans become the cause of Atma Gnan( Self-Realization)?
Dadashri: No. This is because one does pratikraman for past mistakes, but at the same time new atikramans are taking place due to his ignorance of the Self. This ignorance and illusion is unrelenting, it never stops. This illusion, to take that which appears in worldly view as real, is the cause of new karma. One is perpetually creating new karmas as he destroys old ones through pratikraman. Old karma is an effect and one is doing pratikramans for the effects. When people do pratikraman, they bind punya( good karma).
In the worldly life, people generally do pratikraman and if they have the awareness, they do pratikramans in the morning and at the end of the day. By doing this, they will decrease many faults, but as long as they remain ignorant about their real