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342 Pratikraman Dadashri: You have brought with you that ‘over-wiseness’ (lying is beneficial) from the past life. That is why ‘we’ have never told you that you cannot tell a lie. Had ‘we’ done that, you would have taken heed. Have ‘we’ ever told you that you cannot lie? (324) Questioner: Then, until I fall asleep, I keep doing pratikraman. Now, whenever I feel that I am doing something wrong, I have him, ‘Chandubhai,’ do pratikraman. Dadashri: You have to do pratikraman if you do something wrong, don’t you? Questioner: But what if we do not do anything wrong in the first place, in that time… Dadashri: But that will not work. You have to withdraw Your interest from it and maintain that, ‘This that is occurring is wrong. It should not be this way.’ As long as you like it, you will derive a taste from it. And if you get to the point where you don’t like it, then there is no problem. You want to eat, and if it is something that you do not really like, then there is no problem if you eat it. After Entering Real Religion Questioner: At the time of doing wrong, should the inner intent (bhaav) be, ‘I should not be doing this,’ or should I remain as the Knower-Seer (Gnata-Drashta)? Dadashri: You have been told to remain the Knower- Seer and ‘do (make ‘Chandulal’ do)’ pratikraman, have you not? Questioner: But such bhaav (to lie) should not occur, should it? Dadashri: It is not that bhaav should not occur; you should give ‘Chandulal’ the awareness, ‘Do pratikraman. Why

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