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[25] Understanding the Principles of Pratikraman
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Questioner: Then what is the need for pratikraman? Why is the need there to enter the relative again?
Dadashri: But the stain of pain caused to that person remains on our relative, does it not? You are not to keep the relative stained. You will have to remove the stain eventually. You have to make this 'cloth' (non-Self complex) clean, do you understand? You will have to leave this cloth (non-Self complex) in a clean state (before Your liberation).
There is nothing wrong with kraman. Kraman is that which occurs without kashay. There is nothing wrong; when it gets dirty on its own, there is no problem. If it suddenly gets stained due to arikraman, then you have to wash off the stain immediately.
Questioner: So it is imperative to keep the relative clean, is that so?
Dadashri: Not like that. The relative will get old. There is nothing wrong with the cloth getting old with kraman. But if it stains suddenly, then it goes against you. So you must remove that stain. Hence, do pratikraman if such arikraman occurs. And that occurs only sometimes, not every day. And if pratikraman does not occur, then it is not a big mistake. But, it is better to do pratikraman.
Questioner: If atikraman is not under our control, then how is it that we have control over pratikraman? (466)
Dadashri: Atikraman is not under your control. Pratikraman, it is the cautionary warning that comes from pragnya shakti of the Self (chetan) that resides within. It is that energy that cautions.
The Science of Akram in Operation Questioner: Then who does the pratikraman? Dadashri: The one doing atikraman is made to do
Questioner: Tell me the most obvious thing here; is it the body that does pratikraman? If I go and tell 'Chandubhai, 'Forgive me for hurting you yesterday,' that prarikraman is carried out by the body. So that is at the gross level; so what is the subtle (sookshma) part in that?
Dadashri: Why? The inner intent (bhaav) that occurred within, that is the subtle part. And all that which occurred externally, that is all gross. It is fine even if the gross does not occur, but it is more than enough if you do the subtle. And the one who did atikraman, make him do the pratikraman. Tell him, 'You did atikraman, so now do pratikraman and become pure.' So the one who did the arikraman, he has to nullify it. Tell him, 'Sir, why are you doing all this now?' There is no other solution, other than pratikraman.
If Gnan remains scientifically' (vignan in operation), then there is no problem even if you remain silent (maun). There is no internal conversation either. But it does not remain scientifically for our people (mahatmas), so you have to say something like this, because the one doing the saying is not the pure Soul (Shuddhatma); it is the energy known as pragnya shakti that is saying so. Do you understand? So the Shuddhatma has no need to say anything, does it? The energy known as pragnya says, 'Why are you doing this? This should not be so! That is all it says and that is enough. Do you understand? Or if your conduct is such that it has hurt someone, pragnya will say, Do pratikraman and pratyakhyan.' That is all. Is there anything difficult in this?
Pratikraman Again and Again
Questioner: One does pratikraman once, but what if he does the same atikraman again?
Dadashri: If that occurs again, then do pratikraman
