The Art of Listening (Rabbi Sacks on Bereishit, Covenant & Conversation)
The Office of Rabbi Sacks
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The Difference Between Shame Cultures and Guilt Cultures
The key emotion in the story isn't guilt, it's shame. The instinctive reaction to shame is to wish you were invisible or somewhere else. Guilt by contrast is much more internal. You can't escape guilt by becoming invisible or being elsewhere. Your conscience accompanies you wherever you go, regardless of whether you're seen by others.
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