Ifyouhavemadewhatyouperceivetobeamistake,orfailedtoliveuptoyourownexpectations,youwillmostlikelyputupabarrierbetweenyouressendthepartofyouthatistheallegedwrong-doer.However,perceivingpastasasmistakesimpliesguiltandblame,anditisnotpossibletolearnanythingmeaningfulwhileyouareengagedinblaming.Therefore,fivenessisrequiredwhenyouareharshlyjudgingyourself.
Fivenessistheactoferasingaionaldebt.Therearefourkindsoffiveness:
Thefirstisbeginnerfivenessforyourself.
Thesedkindoffivenessisbeginnerfivenessforanother.
Thethirdkindoffivenessisadvancedfivenessofyourself.Thisisforserioustransgressions,theonesyoucarrywithdeepshame.Whenyoudosomethingthatviolatesyourownvaluesahics,youcreateachasmbetweenyourstandardsandyouractualbehavior.Insuchacase,youoworkveryhardatfivingyourselfforthesedeedssothatyouclosethischasmandrealignwiththebestpartofyourself.Thisdoesnotmeanthatyoushouldrushtiveyourselfornotfeelregretorremorse;butwallowinginthesefeelingsforaprotractedperiodoftimeisnothealthy,andpunishingyourselfexcessivelywillonlycreateabiggergapbetweenyouandyourethics.
Thelastandperhapsmostdifficultoneistheadvancedfivenessofanother.Atsometimeofourlife,youmayhavebeenseverelywrongedorhurtbyanotherpersontosuchadegreethatfivenessseemsimpossible.However,harbreseandrevengefantasiesonlykeepsyoutrappedinvictimhood.Undersuchacircumstance,youshouldforceyourselftoseethebiggerpicture,bysodoing,youwillbeabletoshiftthefocusawayfromtheangerament.Itisonlythroughfivehatyouerasewrongdoingandthememory.Whenyoufinallyreleasethesituation,youmayetoseeitasanecessarypartofyrowth.