The Power of Consciousness

The Buddha talked of this, we read of it often in the suttas when people would come and acknowledge a wrong doing. It is growth in the noble one's discipline when one sees one's transgression as such and makes amends by undertaking restraint for the future. So it's a very liberal understanding of our training in morality. And acknowledging that we can make this commitment gives a tremendous strength to us. There may well be lapses but if we see it and understand and let that wisdom be the cause for restraint in the future, our journey or practice keeps unfolding.