406 Pratikraman
intent of pratikraman. It is like this: for them to come to mind, time is required; then they will come. Do they not come to you at night?
Questioner: They come depending upon the circumstances.
Dadashri: Yes, because of the circumstances. Questioner: And what about when desire arises?
Dadashri: Desire means the subtle inner tendencies become evident externally. The intent( bhaav) that you had previously made is now surfacing again and so here you need to do pratyakhyan.
Questioner: Dada, during such times You tell us to say,‘ This should not be there anymore.’ Do we say this every time?
Dadashri: You have to do pratyakhyan in the following manner,‘ This is not mine. I am surrendering everything. I had invited all these in ignorance. But today, they are not mine, so I am surrendering them through the mind, speech and body. Now I do not want anything. I had invited this pleasure( sukh) in my ignorant state. Today, this pleasure is not mine and, therefore, I am surrendering it. I surrender it through the mindbody-speech; I do not need anything anymore.’ You had invited that which you believed gave you pleasure, but your vision( drashti) has changed and, therefore, that so-called‘ pleasure’ now appears as illusory, transient pleasure to you. Not only was it not real pleasure, but it was not even false illusory pleasure.
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Short Pratikraman
The whole goal behind Akram Vignan is‘ shoot-on-sight’ pratikraman. This is the foundation upon which Akram Vignan stands. No one is making mistakes. If you become instrumental in hurting someone, invoke that person’ s pure Soul, who is