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Pratikraman
the other path, but not here.
Applaud the One Who Shows Your Mistake
If someone showed you your mistake, would you thank
him and applaud him?
Questioner: That all depends on one’s ego.
Dadashri: Hey, you! God only knows! There is no telling
what the fool will say! But why not step back and think for a
moment, ‘What would I do if that were to happen to me?’
Questioner: In this matter, I would grab on to it and tell
him he did the right thing.
Dadashri: No, no, no. Because one can never see one’s
mistake as it is. Only in certain matters will you be able to realize
your mistake. In other matters one will not be able to ‘see’ it as
it is and that is why he will only say the wrong thing.
‘Chandubhai’ is the one who makes mistakes. If someone
says, ‘You have made a mistake,’ then at that very same time,
You should say, ‘Chandubhai, you must have made a mistake,
and that is why this person is pointing it out. If that was not the
case, is anyone likely to say anything? People in general would
not say anything without a reason, so there must be some mistake
somewhere. So why should you have any objection if someone
points out your mistake? So, dear ‘Chandubhai,’ you must have
made a mistake somewhere and that is why he is telling you, so
ask for forgiveness.’ And if ‘Chandubhai’ hurts anyone, you
have to tell him, ‘Do pratikraman, dear man! Because we want
to go to moksha and we can no longer afford to do as we
please.’
Do Not See Mistakes of Those Who Depend
On You
Questioner: I see mistakes of others, I see my own