The trouble with sattwa is that you feel, “I’m good. I’m a noble person. I’m a generous person.” But you have to understand that it’s not enough to be good.
No matter how good you are, never think of it as your goodness. Always feel that you are manifesting the Divine light. That way, God can do everything through you. But if you think of yourself as doing it, you’ll eventually crash.
The question, however, is what can we do when we become ensnared by delusion and fall?
We all fall from our ideals in one way or another. So it’s important to know that we can rise, and how to rise. Whether a fall is dramatic, or only a slip, depends primarily on your attitude — especially your courage and devotion.
We all make mistakes. It’s important that you not allow your mistakes to be your self-definition. To tell oneself “I am weak! I am no good! I am evil!” is perhaps the greatest wrong one can inflict on oneself, for it may delay our salvation for incarnations. We are all equally children of God. No matter how many times we’ve “blown it,” we can still rise.
As long as you say “I’m not giving up,” you can rise. But once you say “I give up,” it will be true for this life.
Then you’ll have to come back again as a squalling baby. Why waste all that time?
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