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To be accountable to oneself, that is, to undergo honest self-criticism, is part of self-realization practice. “To asses and adjudge yourselves before you are adjudged and assessed on the Day of Judgment, and weigh out your deeds before they are weighed out for you” plays a very vital role in your self-realization journey. Ask yourself every day before going to sleep “What have you done today? “A believer polices himself. He assesses himself for the sake of God. The final judgment of God may end up mild for some, simply because they were quick to judge themselves in this life. Or the final judgment day, may end up a tough ordeal for some who were unconcerned about what they did in this life, thinking they would not be called to account.” Honest self-criticism plays a vital role to purify our souls and to light the path of blissful success. Those who have succeeded are those who purify it. And those have failed who defiles it. In fact self-criticism seems like a fairly straightforward concept. It means acknowledging that we have committed a sin, whether against ourselves or others, be it our creator or anyone or anything in creation. For most of us, such a confession is an incredibly tough thing to do. Pride prevents us from owning our faults, especially before people when that is necessary. It behooves us to recall that being honest with ourselves is actually a way to enjoy life, rather than make it tougher. What are Sins? Knowingly committed or not, necessarily result in making life truly less pleasurable, if not immediately for us than for many others, for their nature is to damage the human spirit, the condition of individual and societies, and the balance of the world. By carefully questioning our actions (past and present) we make life easier because it makes the path to God, the path to peace, much smoother. It is pointless to say all human beings err, but not admitting our specific mistakes, now that is playing with fire. An honest approach to our behavior is to willingly acknowledge the shortcomings in our actions and, at least to ourselves, the flaws in our character. This is the first step towards unburdening ourselves of guilt. With the exception of a rare few, everyone will stand witness in the Divine judgment of their own earthly deeds. Hence, in this life, it makes profound sense to take note of our own deeds, with most of our focus on the actions we need to improve or eliminate, seeking forgiveness for all our substandard performance. Confessing our faults, to ourselves and God, and then doing our best to eliminate them from our behavior is an act of Self-Realization and going near to the supreme power. So surrender yourself and see the mirror every moment before you act!
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