Guilt says, “I am better than how and what I did.” Right? There need not be any imagination in this. Far better than guilt is the realization of one’s actual state. And once you realize where your choices and decisions have brought you, there is a certain sublimation. That honest realization does not shout too loudly, but it has great power. For that power to arise, you first have to acknowledge where you really are.
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Acharya Prashant: What does guilt say? Let’s first of all look at it.
Guilt says, “I am better than how and what I did.” Right? Guilt says, “I am better than my actions,” or “I am better than my thoughts. I’m better than the account I gave of myself on a particular occasion, or on multiple occasions.” That’s what guilt says.
So guilt says, “I am a resident of the tenth floor, but unfortunately and accidentally I dropped down to the second floor.”
That you are operating from the second floor is a fact. There need not be any imagination in this. But that you belong to the tenth floor is a presumption, it is a declaration that only you have certified to yourself.
What is the fact of one’s life? That one is operating from the first floor, or the second floor. But what does one think about himself? “I belong to the tenth floor.” And this is guilt. “I’m actually better, but I’m not living as per my sublime self.” This is guilt.
