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The Essence of All Religion
says the kalam is doing so with sincerity. His opinion has been
separated. This is the highest science.
You simply have to recite the nine kalams, you do not
have to do any. You just have to ask for strength. You will
receive this strength and your responsibility will end.
The entire world teaches you, not to do certain things.
Your reply to the world would be, “It is not my intention to
hurt others, but I end up hurting them any way. Therefore your
teaching does not work for me.” This worldly approach fails
to improve the present or the future. Only the bhaavna of the
nine kalams works for improvement of the present and the
future.
BHAAV PRATIKRAMAN
Questioner : Whenever the other person’s ego is hurt,
at that time I realize that it is my own ego that has spoken.
Dadashri : No, there is no need to come to that
conclusion. What does our internal awareness tell us? Our path
to salvation is a path of introspection. Inner awareness should
remain constantly. Pratikraman should be done immediately
when someone’s ego is hurt. I also do pratikraman whenever
I hurt someone’s ego.
In the morning the first thing you should say is, “I do not
want to hurt any living being to the slightest extent through my
mind, speech, or actions.” Repeat this five times before leaving
home and then if you hurt someone unintentionally, do
pratikraman for it as soon as possible.
What is Pratikraman? It is like washing off a stain the
moment it occurs. After that there is no problem. Who does not
do pratikraman? Those, who are not aware of cause and
effect, and karma. Those who have received Gnan (Self-