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I ate a lot of cakes yesterday. Far more than I would normally eat and today I feel ashamed that I subjected my body to this sugar bomb. Totally unnecessary says my inner critic.

I feel bad.Shame . Guilt, Remorse. Regret.

Why ?

I had the first bun because I wanted to :) and it was good. BUT the rest was for social reasons. Eating to fit in. When everyone else is praising yumminess and scoffing the sweet sugery pastries and cakes it's hard NOT to get carried away by it all,

Judgement.

During this morning's meditation of stillness , stilling thoughts, focus on breathing and breath, this question arose :

What is worse - is it the junk food I choose to ingest OR is the junky shameful guilty thoughts that I have about ingesting what I consider to be harmful or unhealthy to my body ?

I know the power of thoughts to create.Consider, then, the impact of judgement.

What is the impact of our judgements ?

“There are three kinds of violence: one, through
our deeds; two, through our words; and three,
through our thoughts. …The root of all violence is
in the world of thoughts, and that is why training
the mind is so important.”

-- Eknath Easwaran