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But the other person said," How can you burn all your past and your mistakes, your guilt? You can't. It is impossible." Often when we want to cling to our past, we can find arguments to support our condition. We are logical people - human beings are reasoning animals - and to make life miserable, we find so many logical reasons. We pick up a book which was written by one person who heard a second person quoting a third person, and then edited by a fourth person. We now take this as the real message and we say, “It is written! It is our original sin and it cannot be undone. We believe it!" It is written that a savoir is needed or else we risk damnation and will go to hell; we believe it. But none of this is what the master interpreter said. A master is he or she who does not insult human dignity. Do you think the master will say, “If you don't embrace me, you will go to hell.” Such an idea cannot come from any master; it comes from the egotistical interpreter. The masters help you see beauty. They give you their shoulders to climb up on to see more, to be taller not smaller. They don't want to see you shrink; they want to see you grow.
Real parents are those who expect their son or daughter to be better than they are. Parents aspire to see their children go one step farther than they went. The son or daughter draws inspiration from the parents. If a child makes mistakes, the parents do not put the child down, but see it as a growing process and lack of experience; experiencing the pain of mistakes, the mind gains wisdom. To see the light of goodness behind the clouds of mistakes, we first have an eye to perceive goodness in oneself; only then can we see beauty everywhere.
Earlier I mentioned two people who were part of our meditation in letting go of guilt and negativity. One of them found many reasons to hold on to the past; the other willed it to be free and her seed blossomed into a smiling flower. You may think, “That does not happen.” But with her it did. She let go of old thinking and discovered she was free. Such an experience brings inner peace.
Not only she but anyone can recover from guilt by getting in touch with all pervading loving energy to discover one's pure nature. Believe in your freedom to let go of the past! Be free and open to let the blessings pour in. Go deep into yourself, experience yourself, and believe in yourself. This is an understanding that comes only from your introspection, from your selfrealization. Visit all the corners of your conscious-ness. See your strengths and erase your weaknesses. Accept yourself. Gradually build your self-image. Feel
50 - Journey to Enlightenment - Volume Two
