"I Will Not Turn On Myself"

Atma-sneha is the discipline of self-regard — understanding that the self is a worthy recipient of the same compassion we might extend to someone we love. Kshama, forgiveness, directed inward dissolves the corrosive loop of self-attack before it takes root. Not turning on oneself is not the same as excusing failure; it is the refusal to add inner violence to outer difficulty.