206 Pratikraman
If the other person is‘ multiplying’ then you should be‘ dividing’ so that there will be no remainder( no more balance on account). To blame the other person by thinking,‘ He did this to me and he did that to me,’ is a mistake in itself. If, while walking, you bump into a wall, why don’ t you blame the wall? Why do we refer to trees as inanimate( jada)? All those that hurt you are green trees. Do you fight with a cow if it treads on your foot? That is how it is in the case of all human beings. How does the Gnani Purush forgive everyone? He understands that‘ these poor people do not understand; they are like the trees.’ And those who understand do not have to be told anything; they will do pratikraman immediately.
Non-violence( Ahimsa) is not such that it can be understood completely. It is very difficult to understand completely. Instead, it is better to catch on to a principle of,‘ I will never get into any conflict.’ What occurs then? Then the energies( shakti) within will remain intact and continue to increase day by day. Then you do not incur the loss of energy through conflict.
However, if conflicts do occur, then if you do pratikraman afterwards, it will be erased. You have to understand this much –‘ Here in these situations, conflicts occur and so I have to do pratikraman, otherwise, there is a tremendous liability.’ For sure, you will go to moksha because of this Gnan, but conflict will create problems for you and delay Your moksha.
There is no problem if you have negative thoughts towards this wall because it is a one-sided loss, whereas even a single negative thought towards a living being carries a grave liability. That is a two-sided loss. But if you do pratikraman after that, then all the losses will be washed away. Therefore, do pratikraman wherever conflict arises so that conflict comes to an end.
Mistakes: Gross, Subtle, Subtler and Subtlest Questioner: You gave us an example of gross( sthool)