Do be careful about giving in to guilt. Guilt is making mental excuses for something you have done in the past. It’s thinking that keeping it in your mind, worrying about it, and wallowing in the memories will somehow make it better. Doing this never helps! It only increases your ego’s involvement in the world.
If you have done something wrong, simply admit it to yourself and to God and start making the necessary changes in your actions and attitudes, so that it won’t happen again.
After that, let it go – give it to God! If you don’t, then you are simply wasting lots of time and energy – time and energy which you could be putting toward making beneficial changes.
Question from shiffali: Namaste, how can i overcome the guilt inside me for the deeds done in the past out of ignorance?Now that i meditate and read religious books,i have come to understand the path of karma,but still this feeling of guilt is like choking me inside.I feel i have not come up to standards of society i live in and feel like…
Question from Sneha: Dear Puru Selbie, Thank you for your answer on guilt.You have said after we have taken steps to undo the wrong or atone or apologise, we should move on and ensure we don’t repeat the mistake. Three years back,I had spoken very rudely to our maid servant who is 10 years older than me, and asked her to leave the…
Question from Susanne: Hallo, please can you give me an advice, how to overcome the feelings of guilt and inadequacy? I have many troubles because of these feelings. Thanks! God bless you. I love this website. Susanne
Question from Sudhakaran: Dear individual, Here is my question, which is also a confession. I made a promise to the masters (I feel a special affinity to Mahavatar Babaji) to not commit a certain act. But I could not resist the temptation and went ahead with it. In order to ease my conscience before committing the act, I rationalised to myself that the…
