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doing pratikraman. That way the entire day will pass without
any vibrations towards anyone. If you can get through the whole
day this way, it is enough. That by itself is a great achievement
towards liberation.
When we talk about the other person’s soul, which soul
are we talking about? You are aware of the pratikraman you
do, are you not? You are not doing pratikraman to their
pratishthit atma (the self that has wrong beliefs; the person in
an ignorant state); you are doing it to his main/absolute Soul –
the Shuddhatma. You are doing pratikraman for what occurred
in the presence of his Shuddhatma. That is why you are asking
for forgiveness from the Shuddhatma. Then you have nothing to
do with his pratishthit atma.
Purification of Impure Phases
After this Gnan, new phases that arise will not become
impure. The old phases, however, will have to be made pure by
‘seeing’ them or dealing with them with equanimity. Equanimity
(samata) means vitaragata (the state without raag/attachment
and dwesh/abhorrence). New phases that arise will remain pure.
If the old phases are becoming impure, they will need to be
purified. Remaining in ‘our’ Agnas and maintaining equanimity
will accomplish that.
Questioner: How are those phases (karmas), which were
bound to arise (give effect) in this life, because of causes created
before receiving Gnan, to be purified or dissolved?
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Dadashri: As long as you are living, you can wash them
away by pratikraman. But a few will still remain and those that
remain will become very weak. So, in your next life, by merely
touching them, they will fall away like a burned rope.
Questioner: Before Gnan, if one had bound karma for
going to hell, will he still go to hell after Gnan?
Dadashri: This Gnan has the ability to completely burn and