How do we overcome guilt caused by our inability to practice spirituality seriously? - The Spiritual Scientist

How do we overcome guilt caused by our inability to practice spirituality seriously? - The Spiritual Scientist: During one of our conversations, he said something very striking: “I feel as if my parents don’t love me at all.” I asked him, “Why do you feel that way? Don’t they care about you and take care of you?” He replied, “Yes, they do—but I feel like they love a future version of me. And they’re just tolerating me until that version arrives.” That was a very insightful point. Sometimes, parents can have high expectations, and while those expectations are meant to inspire growth, they can sometimes make a child feel unloved in the present. But it’s not that parents don’t love their child as they are, right? And similarly, it’s not that Krishna only loves some future version of us—when we become pure devotees. It’s not that He’s merely tolerating us until then. Not at all. Krishna loves us as we are, right now. Of course, He also wants us to grow and become better, but His love is present even now.