Two steps to develop inner accountability

When we strive for inner change through purification, it can be a long and laborious journey with many twists, turns, and even u-turns. Sometimes negative impressions within our mind may induce and seduce us, beguiling us so thoroughly that we may not even realize we have stopped moving forward and may have even started backsliding. That's why we need to hold ourselves accountable. 

If we have a close friend, guide, or relative who can act as an accountability partner, that's excellent. But in the absence of, or in addition to, such external accountability, we need to become our own accountability partner. This is the implication of Bhagavad-Gita (06.05), which urges us to elevate ourselves with ourselves and not degrade ourselves with ourselves.

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