GUILT feeling

Guilt feeling

--- a practising devotee feels guilt when he does sense gratification & he knows that would impede his KCON & it won't give him pleasure but out of deep conditioning he does it anyway

---- But this feeling if Guilt in an emotional devotee takes him/her to extremes -- that is to think one self unworthy & fallen & USELESS.!!!

I cannot do anything

I am useless

Then a devotee becomes morose & loses enthusiasm for devotional service

i heard a wonderful explanation of how to handle GULIT ?

"Guilt feeling is good because we know that we accept that we did something which would impede our KCON

But it should not be for SO long that it takes our TIME for service "

Some may feel guilty then sad then lonely then useless & pass many hours in this feeling

which is simply concentration on oneself & thus is false-ego only.

Instead this time could be utilised for increasing service & chanting more & praying & begging from the Lord .

This is how one should handle his guilt by getting back to present & increasing his service to Lord Krishna

Prabhupad said that by constant engagement in KCON services & constant chanting of Holy name one would never fall down.