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Pratikraman
understand Gujarati to be doing pratikraman in Maagdhi? Even
the sadhus and acharyas do not understand it themselves, which
explains why their own faults do not decrease. Such is the state
of things of today.
The Lord has instructed that only the Navkar Mantra be
recited in the Maagdhi language and that, too, with complete
understanding. Only the Navkar Mantra was worth retaining in
the Maagdhi language because they are the Lord’s words. But
before doing pratikraman, first you should understand the true
meaning of pratikraman; you should understand that you are
doing pratikraman and for whom? It is being done because
someone insulted you or you insulted someone else.
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Pratikraman means to bring about the end of the inner
enemies of anger, pride, deceit and greed.
Is This Religion?
Questioner: How does one purify the ego in the Kramic
path?
Dadashri: It is like removing dirt with soap; like removing
one type of dirt with dirt. (Soap has its own impurities; it is like
removing one type of dirt with dirt). You have to take support
of both pratikraman and pratyakhyan. The ego is purified
when you take constant support of the two, otherwise the ego
cannot be purified.
That is why anger, pride, deceit and greed have increased.
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The disciples of the middle twenty-two Tirthankars (that is 2
rd
Tirthankar to the 23 Tirthankar) were deep thinkers and
they used to do pratikraman and pratyakhyan every moment.
The disciples of Lord Mahavir are obstinate (vaanka) and
unaware (jada) and even in twelve months they would not do
proper pratikraman. Once a year they will say, ‘Michhami
dukkadam (forgive my transgressions).’
Can you call this dharma religion? If you call this dharma,