When Punishment Works? || Acharya Prashant

Acharya Prashant

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00:00Punishment is a great thing, especially if somebody is honest enough to punish herself.

00:06But what's the quality, the dimension of that punishment?

00:10Ask yourself, I've been punishing myself so often, has that resulted in correction?

00:17If I need to punish myself for the same thing again and again,

00:22is the concept of punishment even working for me?

00:26Maybe this kind of punishment is just helpful to somehow placate my sense of guilt.

00:34You know, I did a bad thing and I feel guilty.

00:37To get rid of the guilt, I punish myself.

00:40You can punish yourself and get rid of the guilt,

00:43but that would not be effective in making you a better person.

00:47You do not just punish the action.

00:51You do not just punish the moment.

00:53You punish the doer herself.

00:57You punish the doing tendency.

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