Acharya Prashant (AP): Guilt is a dangerous thing, you know. A little bit of it is useful if it can lead to self-correction, but a lot of it just weighs upon the mind.
Questioner (Q): It’s like I feel really not like guilty but like ‘I could do this!’.
AP: Ah! It's not as per my potential, No?
Q: Yeah.
AP: I'm capable of much more, No? That's not you!
‘Ah! You are performing below your own standards.’ That's what the internal voice says. Don't you see this is exactly what is called the…?
Q: Guilt.
AP: Ego!




