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[17] Removing the Root Cause of Opinions
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opinion about anyone because after all, he is an Atma (the Self),
so how can you form an opinion about him? He is the Self. Do
not see anything of the non-Self.
You Have to Become Free From Opinions,
Not from Things
Questioner: There is a lot in my understanding, but I am
not able to put that into practice; so what about that?
Dadashri: There is no problem if it does not occur that
way. All one needs is understanding (samjan). Understanding
means that You are free from the moment You become separate
from your opinion. If ‘Chandulal’ is doing anything negative and
he says, ‘I do not want this; I do not want to do this,’ then he
becomes free from his opinion. And if this opinion of his remains
forever, then he is definitely separate from it.
So one has to be free from opinion, not from any thing.
Whenever one becomes free from things (events and experiences
through thoughts, speech and acts), it is fine. But it is more
important to make it without any support (of the Self). Therefore,
You have to be free from your opinions and not from the thing
itself. That is why ‘we’ have given pratikraman. Pratikraman
means that one has become free from opinion. If one does such
firm and exact pratikraman, he will become free from the opinion.
Without pratikraman, your opinions will remain and you
will stay bound to your mistakes. Your opinion is in whatever
mistake occurs. Once you do this pratikraman, this opinion is
erased.
The mind has arisen because of opinions. I never have any
opinions about anyone. This is because after having ‘seen’ once,
there is no second opinion. If a person steals due to circumstances,
and I see it with my own eyes, even then I will not call him a
thief. This is because it is his circumstances that lead him to steal.
People would immediately label him a thief if they caught him