[ 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