It's probably a blessing when we commit blunders that can no longer be hidden or justified because only then are we forced to admit to ourselves that we are operating from the wrong centre. When this happens and our act of ignorance harms a loved one, we cannot undo it, but there is something within us that can be undone — that's the opportunity. When guilt is real and complete, it shows you the completeness of your unconsciousness and becomes an agent of change. When it is superficial, it becomes an agent of defence.
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Questioner: Namaste Acharya Ji. Sometimes couples, who are also parents, exhibit their disagreements or arguments in the presence of their children, which may cause mental health issues unbeknownst to them — the parents. And later on, when they do become aware, they feel guilty, and this guilt gets harbored in them for as long as a lifetime, or beyond. I'm not aware. It's too heavy. How? What? I don't even know how to phrase this question. All I know is children do not come with manuals, without instructions. How? Thank you.
Acharya Prashant: I mean, let that guilt remain because we indeed are guilty. Bring a life to the world, often in the most unconscious way possible, and then your impact, your impression, just distorts things even further for the girl or the boy. Of course, it's a matter of guilt. But let that guilt be real and deep and transformational.
When guilt is real, it becomes an agent of change. When guilt is superficial, it becomes an agent of defence.
