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Sep. 4th, 2004 07:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
icarusDzigar Kongtrul Rinpoche
Guiltlessness on the Buddhist Path
Guilt is one of the greatest hindrances to our progress, both in the spiritual path and in everyday life. We have a strong sense of feeling unworthy, not good enough to make progress in doing the things we need to do. From the Buddhist point of view guilt is extra-strength egotism. By reducing the tendency to feel guilty, we can free our minds to be more alert, intelligent and agile.
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Guiltlessness on the Buddhist Path
Guilt is one of the greatest hindrances to our progress, both in the spiritual path and in everyday life. We have a strong sense of feeling unworthy, not good enough to make progress in doing the things we need to do. From the Buddhist point of view guilt is extra-strength egotism. By reducing the tendency to feel guilty, we can free our minds to be more alert, intelligent and agile.
Ah.
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Date: 2004-09-04 08:32 pm (UTC)But many people seem to carry around an endless wellspring of it, inside themselves. Just telling them not to feel guilty doesn't seem to do much good. They torment themselves, which makes me feel sad for them.
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Date: 2004-09-05 07:47 pm (UTC)Guilt is just a habit, like smoking or sleeping in past your alarm. Thing is, people think the guilt fixes it, makes them better, that the punishment makes up for it.
Icarus