|
The phrase "Praise and Blame" used together reflect the dichotomy of reward for success and punishment for failure. These concepts are married together because if you indulge in praise - then you suffer the shame of blame. Both come from the same flaw which is excessive self importance. When we accept the Path of Knowledge we do so in a humble way. The Sacred Discipline demands that we give up our self importance so as to immunize ourselves from the Cult Mind. We don't accept praise and blame nor do we inflict it on others. We are forgiving and our goal is to heal ourselves when we fail rather than to indulge in judgment and condemnation. (Thanks is Steven Gaskin for the idea.)
|
Terminology 
