Swami Mukundananda
Does doing penance for my sins stop me from sinning again?
Penance alone cannot end sin
The Vedas prescribe penance (prayashchit) that destroys sin, but merely destroying sin does not solve the problem. Until the heart is cleansed, one will sin yet again.
Even so, that is not the real remedy, because merely destroying the sin does not solve the problem. Until the heart is cleansed, one will sin again.