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Dzigar 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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If they stole the blanket from my orphaned child, honestly I want punitive suffering. Discomfort to prod the evil-doer to greater goodness than simply repairing the damage. A cold night of the soul to match the physically cold night that child had. And since I can't look into the evildoer's soul, and can only judge them by what they do, I have to say I don't want to see them happy until they've done a lot more than just returning the blanket. That's the vindictive part - I have not been harmed (I'm dead), but I want someone to suffer anyway. Contributing to the atmosphere of evil. Is there a path out of this cycle?