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Pratikraman
just one hour, you will observe the changes in the other person.
But that will only happen if you have attained the Self. When
you do pratikraman for the other person, not only will he not
see your faults, but he will also begin to respect you.
Questioner: Do we not charge new karmas by doing
pratikraman?
Dadashri: If the Self becomes the doer then karmas will
be charged. The Self does not do pratikraman, it is Chandubhai
who does it and You, the pure Self are the knower and the seer
of it all.
True pratikraman starts only after you become Self-realized.
There has to be someone to do the pratikraman (i.e. Chandulal),
and someone to give the instructions that pratikraman be done
(You, the pure Self).
Questioner: Pratikraman starts from the moment I wake
up.
Dadashri: The soul within you has now become a
pratikraman-Soul; the Pure Soul is still there, but before, where
it used to be a worldly soul, it has now become a pratikraman
soul. Other people have kashay-souls. Not a single person (non
Self-realized) in this world is able to do pratikraman.
As you start doing instant pratikramans, you are purifying
everything at the same time. When you do instant pratikraman
against any atikraman, your mind and speech begin to purify.
Pratikraman is like planting a roasted seed. Roasted seeds
do not grow, and new causes are not created.
Doing alochana-pratikraman-pratyakhyan is to review the
entire day. The more of your faults you are able to see, the
more aware you will be. That is why pratikraman must be
done!