Remorse, Self-Judgment and Conscience
As students we are trying to allow conscience to speak to us.
This means being willing to suffer its "gnawings" which are
not easy to bear. When it does get touched, it brings this
"heart rending" emotion; a sorrow that is positive and loving
and that demands action of some kind. It brings an energy that
can be a force for Work.
This means being willing to suffer its "gnawings" which are
not easy to bear. When it does get touched, it brings this
"heart rending" emotion; a sorrow that is positive and loving
and that demands action of some kind. It brings an energy that
can be a force for Work.
The energy of the feeling is quite different from self judgement
and the guilt that goes with it. Self judgement is basically negative
and leads one away from right work. It drains one. But remorse
fills one with a tender bitter sweet energy; a longing directed to
putting something right to the best of one's ability. The gnawings
go on until something is done, which is why people in general can't
bear the feeling and buffer it till it dies down. Even if one can't
immediately put something right through external actions, still the
deep feeling has great value in itself if experienced without negativity.
and the guilt that goes with it. Self judgement is basically negative
and leads one away from right work. It drains one. But remorse
fills one with a tender bitter sweet energy; a longing directed to
putting something right to the best of one's ability. The gnawings
go on until something is done, which is why people in general can't
bear the feeling and buffer it till it dies down. Even if one can't
immediately put something right through external actions, still the
deep feeling has great value in itself if experienced without negativity.
Mr Gurdjieff spoke often of remorse of conscience to his students and
of how essential the process is as a purifier of being. He said
the principle is the same on many levels--when something higher
touches something lower--energy is released-- and this is remorse.
It can be on a planetary scale such as when a higher world touches
a lower one or on another level a teacher being in contact with a
student in a certain way. Inside us its the soul or observing I seeing
and feeling the gap between what we are in that highest place and the
energy of the lower manifestations, when we have identified with them.
of how essential the process is as a purifier of being. He said
the principle is the same on many levels--when something higher
touches something lower--energy is released-- and this is remorse.
It can be on a planetary scale such as when a higher world touches
a lower one or on another level a teacher being in contact with a
student in a certain way. Inside us its the soul or observing I seeing
and feeling the gap between what we are in that highest place and the
energy of the lower manifestations, when we have identified with them.
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