Guilt is that sense of heaviness and separation experienced when an individual realizes that he has not lived out from his highest level of realized consciousness.
As we spiritually evolve, old and heavy energies still active in our physical, emotional, and mental bodies begin to clear, and as they do, a person will often experience waves of the guilt, depression, anger, and other negative emotions that are still resonating . One of the biggest is GUILT.
As we begin to live our lives from higher levels of Truth, we start to remember lower resonating events from past–negative words spoken, actions taken, or words and actions not taken when they should of been. Here is where emotions of guilt often rise. We recognize that we would never say or do things in the same way today in the light of our higher state of awareness but the guilt that often arises causes many to experience anger at themselves for past actions or for giving some person or circumstance power over them. “How could I of been so stupid?” or “Why didn’t I stand up for myself?” These memories come to conscious awareness in order that their energy can be released with a sense of gratitude for the lessons learned. Releasing makes room for higher resonating frequencies to integrate.
We must begin to acknowledge that we chose to be here on earth in order to evolve to a higher understanding of who we really are. As we begin to accept that past actions simply reflected out state of consciousness at that time, we can forgive ourselves because we were doing what seemed appropriate.
SOURCE (God) neither rewards nor punishes. God is simply expressing Itself in and as infinite form and variety. Because God is omnipresent , I can only be the Divine in expression. Therefore, neither guilt or any other negative emotions can be of my real being, or have power over me. Society, mainly through the teachings of organized religions over centuries, has consistently pushed upon us images of humanity as being sin filled failures in need of saving. Most of mankind ignorant of their true spiritual nature blindly accept this. The time has come to once and for all move beyond these false teachings and concepts, for they are just that, beliefs. We are ready to understand that any sense of guilt I experience is based on comparing what I know now with what I knew then.
The belief in duality (two powers) and separation (between all living things as well as Source) is the energy of the third dimension. This world is not illusion, it is our concepts of the world that constitute illusion. In the third dimension, we look out on the world through a stained glass window, each different color representing a concept or belief that we have accepted. Once this is understood, a spiritual student can rest back in silent awareness and begin to accept the nothingness of guilt through realizing that it has no Divine law to support or maintain it.
As I begin to examine long held concepts regarding events, interactions, and individuals and move into deeper spiritual awareness, I begin to see more appropriate and loving ways of interacting rather than with the choices that resulted in guilt. I am able to recognize, love, and honor the experiences of life as being tools for spiritual learning, instead of continuing to hold myself in a demeaning sense of guilt for past actions. I am able to see how perfectly certain experiences taught me which is why we chose to be here.
6/21/09