[ 9 ] Pratikraman in Varying Situations 199
Dadashri : But even so , he continues to hurt and harbor an opinion about you .
Questioner : Yes , it has not gone away for him and some of mine ( opinions ) still remain within ; sometimes I feel how sensitive he is to take the little I said so seriously . Even this little thought occurs to me , so that much weakness remains in getting rid of the opinions .
Dadashri : Even if the opinion remains within , you would not know of it .
Questioner : That is true , I cannot know . This is very subtle . So is it better to do his pratikraman for our safe side ?
Dadashri : Such cases are very rare in this world . Therefore , turn it around . Just look : he does not even come anymore .
Even Though You Are the Non-doer , Others Get Hurt
When our mahatmas talk about doing something , they are saying it in discharge bhaav ( effect of intent from his past life ). It is like when an actor says , ‘ I am going to kill you ,’ in a play ; when he says this , he is not liable for violence ( himsa ).
Questioner : I remain as the non-doer but whatever karma ‘ Chandubhai ’ does , some people around him get hurt and they believe that I verily am the one who has caused the hurt . So when I am affected by that , what should I do ?
Dadashri : I have already told you that if ‘ Chandubhai ’ does atikraman against anyone , if he hurts anyone , then You have to tell ‘ Chandubhai ’, ‘ Do pratikraman in the name of that person .’ If there is no atikraman , then nothing needs to be done .
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