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Pratikraman for Mistakes of Past Lives
Questioner: Does atikraman occur when there is some
pending karmic account from the past life?
Dadashri: Yes, that is when it occurs.
Questioner: So when we do pratikraman, does that
pratikraman wash away the demerit karma from all my past
lives?
Dadashri: We are breaking that karmic account. That is
why our people do ‘shoot-on-sight’ pratikraman. That is why
our faults are uprooted immediately.
Pratikraman of Bigger Faults
Questioner: If I see a major mistake in myself, how
should I do pratikraman for it?
Dadashri: The process of pratikraman is mainly in words,
but in the end it is all cumbersome wording. Instead, if you do
not know how, then you should say, ‘Dear Dada Bhagwan (or
the Lord you believe in), I have made this mistake, I became
excessively upset with this gentleman and so I am asking for
forgiveness. I repent doing that and I will not do it again.’ Even
if you say this much, it will be more than enough.
Otherwise, there is a hassle of verbiage. They use big
words; it takes long to recite them, so how is anyone to make
any headway? Instead, you can say this; it is short. The intent
of the pratikraman is more important than the words.
Effective Pratikraman
Even when the other person is at fault, you should ask for
forgiveness.
Questioner: What if everyone were to ask for forgiveness
for their mistakes, in front of everyone, in the presence of Dada?