How does the ego cause separation in the belief of suffering?

Originally Posted by Fairmountain

I dont see it Naddread. Heeding any type or remorse would only be a projection from the conditioned self.

Would it? What if when you had rid yourself of all "conditionings" and found peace, you found that righteousness naturally arose from that peace in the manifest world? Heeding remorse then would simply be listening to that part of you that knows how to walk the path and tells you how to get back on it when you wander off.

~Naddread~

Well I see what you mean... although I have not rid myself of all conditionings so I cant know it to be true for myself. :)

[whoguy423]

Hi Fairmountain,

It seems almost like you are looking for a way out of feeling guilty. I myself like to do the opposite.

If I feel guilty, angry... whatever... I embrace the emotion/feeling... I like to feel it totally for what it is... understand it... understand why I feel it... understand what caused it, led up to it... what chain of events led up to it... then I act on it through an act of love (sorry, forgive me ...whatever)... then let it go...

Cheers

Brian

Guilt!!....this resonates with me.....:))
I only want to share what I have found out abt feeling guilty....
I tried over the yrs to get to the bottom of this feeling..to understand the why...and most of the times...I have found out I felt guilty...because of my ego....I was suffering because either I have hurt someone or hurt myself...felt guilty of not being able to live up to some imaginary standards I have set to myself....I was failing myself...but then the question arises...who is I ...????
If I err from time to time against any rule imaginary or not...but accept everything as a fact of life..with ups and downs....learn to forgive myself...accept myself and my life as imperfect ....being able to see the perfection within the imperfection...and still love every bit of it...then guilt fades away...
Well..in a nutshell...my way of liberating from feeling guilty is to love and accept....

Originally Posted by whoguy423

Hi Fairmountain,

It seems almost like you are looking for a way out of feeling guilty. I myself like to do the opposite.

If I feel guilty, angry... whatever... I embrace the emotion/feeling... I like to feel it totally for what it is... understand it... understand why I feel it... understand what caused it, led up to it... what chain of events led up to it... then I act on it through an act of love (sorry, forgive me ...whatever)... then let it go...

Cheers

Brian

This is great. I think your right and I have been making it a bad thing to get rid of and avoid. I think with inquiry I had made some of these things into something to get rid of and not just question. I copy pasted your post so i can work with your questions. Even though some of the ones I had where similar yours are different and its nice to look at something from a different angle. I like the idea of the chaining events and idea/concepts linking together. Thank you.