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they are still unhappy with you, then understand that it is because
of your past accounts and simply be an observer of everything.
You have made this decision only today, so win them over with
love. You will notice that everything will start to settle down.
Still you should only believe so, when those at home certify that
you are free from faults. Ultimately they are all on your side.
Questioner: The results we get from doing pratikraman
are based on the principle that by seeing the pure Self in the
other person, we decrease our negative bhaav (attachment and
abhorrence) towards him. Is that correct?
Dadashri: Your negative bhaavs will be destroyed. All
this is for your benefit only; it has nothing to do with the other
person. The only reason to see the pure Self in others is to
remain in your pure state and awareness.
Questioner: So if someone has a negative bhaav towards
us, will it become less by seeing the Self in him?
Dadashri: No that will not happen. It will only lessen if
you do pratikraman. That does not happen simply by seeing the
Soul in him, but it does through your pratikraman.
Questioner: Does the pratikraman have any effect on
him?
Dadashri: Yes, it does have an effect. In the process of
pratikraman when you see the pure Soul in the other person,
you are free from all opinions, good or bad. Although the benefits
may not be so apparent in the beginning, they will gradually
increase. This is because you have never seen the other person
as the pure Soul before. You have only seen him as either a
good person or a bad person, but never as the pure Soul.
Even a tiger will do whatever you command it, if you
were to do its pratikraman. There is no difference between a