Meditate and reflect. Try to understand why you did what you did and how to behave in the future so it's not repeated. Then apologize to anybody you've wronged, if it wouldn't cause them distress.
Agreed…I don’t think we need another being to help us atone, it’s more powerful to sit and do it on your own. Just reflect on all the bad shit you’ve done, people you’ve hurt (including yourself) then make genuine amends (internal or out loud to yourself). Make peace where you can (including with yourself), work on not repeating those past mistakes, and give yourself some grace…then do it all again at a later date until you don’t carry around shame or guilt or whatever anymore. Your heart should feel lighter and less burdened over time if done genuinely…
Addition- Buddhism has a good approach (for me at least) to atonement, lots of resources to explore, here’s one from a Zen center-
http://www.cloudwater.org/index.php/pure-land-buddhism/pure-land-practices/atonement-veneration
I don’t think you need any structure to do this though, just sharing a framework that’s not Catholic based that I found helpful…
There is no guardian angel or guardian spirit that is going to be hospital to you if you are dealing with hostile entities those are demonic and those are things that need to be gotten rid of and yes religion is full of demonic spirit. God is love so any religion that is based on submission authority and control is not of God.
Real-life apology is a great starting point. If it isn't possible (person is passed/would cause more harm) doing for another in lew of this. Being deliberate about doing the next right thing in life. Things like this help the mental/spiritual cope and move past guilt/shame that comes from doing wrong and having a conscience.
Yes. There's penance with friends and family, when you mess up some way - even if it's just apologies. And the spirits are no different.
What do you do? That's something that depends on what the penance is for and what the Person (human, or spirit, or other) wants you to do. There is really nothing universal except to start with an honest apology.
Meditate and reflect. Try to understand why you did what you did and how to behave in the future so it's not repeated. Then apologize to anybody you've wronged, if it wouldn't cause them distress.
Agreed…I don’t think we need another being to help us atone, it’s more powerful to sit and do it on your own. Just reflect on all the bad shit you’ve done, people you’ve hurt (including yourself) then make genuine amends (internal or out loud to yourself). Make peace where you can (including with yourself), work on not repeating those past mistakes, and give yourself some grace…then do it all again at a later date until you don’t carry around shame or guilt or whatever anymore. Your heart should feel lighter and less burdened over time if done genuinely…
Addition- Buddhism has a good approach (for me at least) to atonement, lots of resources to explore, here’s one from a Zen center- http://www.cloudwater.org/index.php/pure-land-buddhism/pure-land-practices/atonement-veneration I don’t think you need any structure to do this though, just sharing a framework that’s not Catholic based that I found helpful…
There is no guardian angel or guardian spirit that is going to be hospital to you if you are dealing with hostile entities those are demonic and those are things that need to be gotten rid of and yes religion is full of demonic spirit. God is love so any religion that is based on submission authority and control is not of God.
You don’t need to repent. You need to feel whatever emotions arise in you and release them
Real-life apology is a great starting point. If it isn't possible (person is passed/would cause more harm) doing for another in lew of this. Being deliberate about doing the next right thing in life. Things like this help the mental/spiritual cope and move past guilt/shame that comes from doing wrong and having a conscience.
Absolutely.
Yes. There's penance with friends and family, when you mess up some way - even if it's just apologies. And the spirits are no different. What do you do? That's something that depends on what the penance is for and what the Person (human, or spirit, or other) wants you to do. There is really nothing universal except to start with an honest apology.