Forgiveness: a Spiritual Path

Forgiveness is a spiritual path.someone else ? but because your soul longs for the
(But who is the teacher, and where are the holyfreedom of living without them. Letting go of painful
books?)thoughts and beliefs is the path of forgiveness. By
Forgiveness is a spiritual path, not a religion. Theaccepting and releasing what is painful, there is more
teacher that guides you is the Infinite Oneness thatroom for your essential nature to shine from within.
lives eternally within you. The holy books are theEach opening of your heart will allow energetic blocks
stories of your own life. Within them are clues...andto unwind. Your energy meridians will be freed....your
treasures...hidden inside even the most painful andblood will be enlivened. And because the outer world
traumatic events.is a direct reflection of your inner mind, new events
Go deeply into the painful memories you carry, andwill occur in your life that will reflect the new
you will find the invitation of forgiveness. Tenderlyopenings of love blossoming in your heart.
hold the emotions of sadness, anger and fear, andTest the possibility that every experience, no matter
witness them with simplicity. Breathe deeply andhow painful, was a life lesson prescribed by your
become aware of the waves of thought andsoul?s journey. Perhaps...life itself is a school, and
emotion...rising and falling, arising and passing away.everything that has ever happened (yes, all of it) is
Notice and receive: your mind, your tender places,part of your lesson plan. Custom tailored ? just for
your breath.you.
Simply sit down in the middle of your heart. If youIt?s not as personal as you?ve been taught to think.
ask yourself, ?What is really happening here? WhatIn fact, on certain levels, Life isn?t personal at all.
am I thinking and feeling, and is there more truth thatYet having an individual identity is part of what
I can find?" you will feel the intense relief that comeshappens here on Earth. ?What happens to us?
when all the running stops. You are no longerappears personal and painful moments do occur.
panicking, avoiding, judging and blaming (the ?usual?So do ecstasies and intimacies.
human response), so there is now room forWith an understanding that forgiveness is a spiritual
acceptance...opening...and light. Breathe oxygen intopath, you can navigate your inner realms with new
your body, filling it with the strength and sincerity ofprecision. Both the World of Humanity (in which we
your awakening soul essence.seem to be separate and alone) and the World of
Allow any waves of emotion to wash through you,Divine Truth (where we are eternally connected to
and notice that each one comes and goes just likeour Source) can be welcomed and embraced. You will
ocean waves come and go along the shoreline. Usingbegin to watch with fascination as themes and
your exhale, breathe pain and sadness out of yourpatterns in your life emerge for healing.
body, heart and mind. Trace the cause of yourWith support and self-acceptance, you will begin to
emotion back to old emotional injuries, hard times andreveal to yourself your own true nature...Divine Love.
sad times. Inside your memories, you?ll find someAs clear channels open within you, you will be
unexamined beliefs about the world that you thoughtsustained and renewed. What follows will be a direct,
were true.mystical experience into the realms beyond words.
If you examine them carefully, with fullUnity, instead of duality, will begin to be your state
self-responsibility, you may see that there is aof awareness.
possibility of releasing these thoughts and beliefs ?Do you want to begin? Breathe. Release. Relax. Revel
not because it is the ?right thing to do?, or to benefitin this Life!