[ 25 ] Understanding the Principles of Pratikraman 507
pratikraman for ‘ us .’ No one has to do pratikraman for ‘ us .’ There is not a single mistake in ‘ us ’ such that the other person has to do ‘ our ’ pratikraman . If you have erred and you do pratikraman for it , you will benefit by that much . Otherwise , spontaneous forgiveness is always there through ‘ us .’
Questioner : Why should we make the effort to do pratikraman if there is natural and spontaneous forgiveness from You ? ( 480 )
Dadashri : Yes , but whatever you ruined for yourself still remains unwashed , does it not ? ‘ We ’ forgive you but what will become of that which is spoilt on your part ? Forgiveness means that you will not be punished from this end .
Pratikraman for Loss of Spontaneity and Naturalness
Questioner : Our awareness should be such that we should not make Dada do many pratikramans .
Dadashri : It is very good if a person has this kind of understanding . Without any purpose , if a person discusses something he may have heard elsewhere , then he comes and tells ‘ Me ’. At that time from within , the mind will not like it . His intention may not be that way , but he has brought such a prakruti and he is not at fault . The mistake is ‘ ours ’ so ‘ we ’ have to do the pratikraman . The mistake is of the one whose time is wasted . The ‘ band ’ will play the music . It is the nature of the band to play music .
As long as there is naturalness ( sahajikata ) within ‘ us ,’ no pratikraman is required . This would also apply to you if you were to become natural as well . The moment one loses the natural state , he must do pratikraman . Whenever you see ‘ Me ,’ you will see naturalness . ‘ We ’ always remain in ‘ our ’ natural state , the pure Self . There is never a change in ‘ our ’ natural state .