Shame is the result of failing to do what one feels is right; or it is a failure to have faith in one's own feelings in the face of social pressure.To be ashamed is to judge oneself; one should never judge oneself; one should never judge.If you are doing what feels right to you, if you are honest and forthright in your feelings, that is the best you can do. If your friends and neighbors do not understand, your responsibility is to continue to do right until they do understand. To do less than this is to back off from awareness.If you are not doing what feels right to you, do not be ashamed. Put all your energy into the effort to do right.