[ 1 ] The True Nature of Pratikraman 13
Questioner: Please write this‘ alochana, pratikraman, pratyakhyan’ down for me. Help me get the confirmation from the Gnani Purush so that I can start doing alochana, pratikraman and pratyakhyan.
Dadashri: Yes, of course, you will have to do that! That you will learn here.
Oh! Pratikraman Even for That!
Questioner: Is pratikraman to be done only for seeing faults in others?
Dadashri: Not just for that, but also for telling lies or for doing something wrong. Pratikraman should be done if any transgression through thoughts, speech or acts is committed towards any living being. Pratikraman should also be done for violating any of the five mahavrats( the five supreme vows are ahimsa / non-violence; satya / truth; achaurya / non-theft; aparigraha / non-acquisitiveness and brahmacharya / celibacy).
Questioner: Why should I do pratikraman when the doer of the wrong is separate(‘ Chandulal’)?
Dadashri: The Self is not doing pratikraman but the Self is making the one who makes the mistake( the relative self) do pratikraman. Pure Soul( Shuddhatma) does not do pratikraman.
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