[ 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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