You haven’t done anything wrong. In fact, every moment of your life has been a perfect unfolding of a perpetual process. There is no such thing as "wrong." There is only the experience that is unfolding, the natural flow of life expressing itself in infinite ways. The idea of "wrongness" only arises when we introduce fear. The fear that something isn’t perfect, that somehow, this moment should be different than it is.
Let’s keep in mind that we only ever have this moment. The past is a memory, and the future is a projection. All that truly exists is right here, right now. Within this present moment, there is nothing inherently wrong, it’s simply what is. The problem, the suffering, and the sense of "wrongness" appear when we judge it, when we resist the moment, when we want it to be something other than what it is.
We declare something as wrong because we’re attached to a different idea of how life should unfold. Our suffering arises from our attachment to that idea. The moment we decide that life is unfolding in a way that doesn't match our expectations or desires, we introduce judgment, and in that judgment, we create the illusion of separation.
CREATING REALITY THROUGH JUDGEMENT
Quantum mechanics offers a profound parallel. It tells us that nothing exists in a definite state until it is observed. Reality itself is a field of infinite potential until our observation collapses it into form. The implications are immense: our perception creates reality. When we believe we are wrong, we collapse all those infinite possibilities into a single, narrow experience of lack or failure.
As Michael Singer, the author of The Untethered Soul, puts it: "The moment you stop struggling with the world around you, the world stops struggling with you." When we accept the unfolding of life without resistance, we align ourselves with the flow of the universe. But as soon as we judge a moment as "wrong" or "bad," we are effectively judging the very Source that created it. How can we say we love God, or love the universe, yet simultaneously reject what it offers us?
When Jesus said, “Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand” (Matthew 4:17), he wasn’t pointing to a distant, future paradise but to a shift in perception. The word "repent" in its original Greek, metanoia, means to change one's mind or to think differently. He was inviting us to see differently, to perceive the divine Kingdom already present within and around us. The Kingdom isn’t somewhere else, some other time; it’s right here, in this very moment, if we only stop judging it.
Eckhart Tolle, in The Power of Now, echoes this wisdom: “Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it.” When we live in the now, without judgment, we are fully present, and we experience life as it truly is, not as our mind tells us it should be. Tolle continues: “Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.” In other words, every moment is perfect for your growth, if only you accept it without judgment.
THE ILLUSION OF SEPARATION
The problem of judgment is not just personal; it’s spiritual. Every time we judge what’s happening as wrong, we are separating ourselves from source, from the flow of life itself. The Buddha taught that suffering arises from our attachments and aversions. The mind’s compulsion to label everything as "good" or "bad," "right" or "wrong." This is the root of what he called dukkha, or suffering. To transcend this suffering, we must see beyond these dualities, letting go of our need to judge and instead rest in the simple acceptance of what is.
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.”
- Rumi (Sufi Poet)
This field Rumi speaks of is the space of non-judgment, where we see things as they truly are: a divine dance, unfolding in perfect harmony, beyond the limited concepts of right and wrong.
So, consider this: when you judge any moment as wrong, you are actually judging the very essence of creation itself. It’s as if you are saying to God, or the Universe, “You got it wrong.” But how could that be? How could the vast intelligence that created galaxies, that orchestrates the birth and death of stars, somehow mess up this tiny moment in your life?
THE SIN OF JUDGEMENT
This is where the original concept of “sin” comes into play. In its essence, sin is not about breaking some divine rule or commandment. It’s about missing the mark, failing to see the deeper reality. When we judge life, we miss the mark. We fail to see the divine unfolding, the inherent perfection in every moment. It’s like focusing on a single dark cloud in an otherwise bright sky, we miss the beauty because we are fixated on what we believe to be wrong.
Michael Singer speaks to this directly when he says, “Your inner growth is completely dependent upon the realization that the only way to find peace and contentment is to stop thinking about yourself.” The more we are caught in our thoughts, judgments, and attachments, the more we suffer. The path to peace is not to change the world to fit our ideas of perfection but to let go of the mind’s judgments and align with the flow of life.
Eckhart Tolle adds: "The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it." When we release our judgments and simply accept the moment, we find ourselves in the divine flow of life, where there is no wrong, no separation, only oneness.
The Buddha, too, pointed to this truth, teaching that the way out of suffering is to let go of attachment to our ideas and our preferences, to be fully present with what is. This is the path to Nirvana, not a place, but a state of consciousness in which we experience the full beauty of the present moment without judgment.
FREEDOM IN THE MOMENT
If you truly think about it, the only way to love God, or the divine Source of all, is to accept the entirety of the creation. When we love selectively, this not that, light not dark, joy not pain… We are in resistance. We are saying to the universe, "I trust you, but only when things go my way." True love, divine love, is unconditional. It embraces the full spectrum of existence.
And so, the only way to truly love is to let go of judgment. To love God / Source / The Divine, is to accept all of creation, including this very moment. It’s to recognize that every experience, every emotion, every breath, is part of a perfect unfolding, a divine dance that is much grander than our limited perspective can grasp.
This is the teaching of the great masters. Lao Tzu, in the Tao Te Ching, advises: “The Tao does nothing, yet leaves nothing undone.” The Tao, or the Way, is the natural flow of the universe, where nothing is forced, nothing is judged. When we live in alignment with the Tao, we stop resisting life and start flowing with it. We see that every moment is part of a larger harmony, a divine order that doesn’t require our judgment to function perfectly.
LIVING BEYOND JUDGEMENT
What if you could choose, right now, to see every moment as perfect? What if you could let go of the belief that you’ve done anything wrong, or that anything has ever been wrong? What if you could trust that everything is unfolding exactly as it should, and your only task is to be fully present, to observe, and to experience life without judgment?
When we stop judging, we stop suffering. When we let go of our attachment to how things “should” be, we open ourselves to the miracle of how things are. We remember that we are a part of something infinitely larger, infinitely wiser, and infinitely more beautiful than we can imagine.
Rumi's invitation still stands: “Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there.” This field is the space of pure presence, of radical acceptance. It’s the space where the Kingdom of Heaven exists, right here, right now. It’s the Nirvana that the Buddha spoke of, the Tao that Lao Tzu described, the Now that Eckhart Tolle invites us into.
And in that space, you will see that you have never done anything wrong. The only mistake is thinking that something could be wrong in the first place. The Kingdom is here, the Divine is now, and you are already a part of it. The only thing you need to do is stop judging the process and start embracing it.
THE MEANING OF REPENTANCE
This is the true meaning of repentance: To return to wholeness, to change your mind and see that you are already part of the divine flow. It’s a call to release the burdens of judgment and step into the truth of who you are, a perfect expression of life itself.
So, go and sin no more. Not because you were ever truly sinning, but because you are awakening to the reality that you are, and have always been, whole. The Kingdom is here, the Now is here, the Divine is here. All that’s left is for you to see it, to embrace it, and to live it.
