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Pratikraman
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Understanding the Principles of Pratikraman
To Become One with the Non-Self
Questioner: You have suggested that we do pratikraman
immediately for any atikraman that occurs in our worldly
interactions, but what should we do if we get drawn from the
Self into the non-Self, or when we become one with the non-
Self (tanmayakar)? Is this an atikraman against pure Soul?
(440)
Dadashri: You should do pratikraman. Now, the one
who remains in ‘our’ Agnas can never go into the non-Self. He
cannot go there even if he wants to. Therefore, start applying the
Agnas so that You will not at all go into the non-Self. You will
never be drawn into the state of the non-Self (par-dravya). So
do not worry. Even if you become engrossed (tanmayakar),
you are not into being the non-Self (par-bhaav) or in the non-
Self state (par-dravya). If you practice the Agnas, then you
cannot be in that state, and if that state were not to be, then you
could not practice the Agnas. That is how scientific this all is.
Questioner: When I become tanmayakar (one with the
non-Self), the awareness becomes veiled and consequently the
karmas are not discharged completely. The realization comes
later on, so is there a way to do pratikraman for this so that
karma gets discharged properly?
Dadashri: When you do pratikraman, the karmas will
become lighter. When they come again, they will be even lighter.
But if you do not do pratikraman, then the same burden will