[ 6 ] The Thorns Vanish and the Blossoms Remain 141
and that is why I have hurt you and for that, I ask for your forgiveness.’
When you do pratikraman, your clothes will become clean. Why leave dirt on your clothes when Dada has given you such a simple solution? Why not use it and get your clothes radiantly clean?
There is No Suffering Where There is No Mistake
Whenever you hurt someone even slightly, you should know( janavoo) that the mistake is yours. When the state of internal harmony within is disturbed, you will understand that the mistake is yours. The other person’ s mistake is evident because he is suffering, but you became instrumental( nimit) in the process; you told him off, so the mistake is yours too. Why does Dada not have any suffering?
Dada does not have any suffering because he no longer has any mistakes. So if someone is hurt by your actions, you should immediately do pratikraman and erase that mistake. Also if someone else commits a mistake because of you, you have to do pratikraman.
Awareness should prevail at every step of the way. We have kashays of anger, pride, deceit and greed within us. They will make us make mistakes and create an account of karmic debt. But against that, we should credit the karmic account immediately and clear it by asking for forgiveness. We cannot keep this business pending. This pratikraman is considered a cash business.
Questioner: The mistakes we make now are from the past life, are they not?
Dadashri: These mistakes are due verily to the demerit karma( paap) of the past life. But generally, people do not destroy the old ones and continue to increase new ones. In