Forgiveness is an important corollary to compassion, as is gratitude. Both attitudes dampen the tendency to think, “I am right,” falling into righteousness. By reducing strong clinging and grasping to myself, both attitudes soften the ego. At times compassionate response to injustice can move towards anger. This leads us away from compassion. Injustice can make us feel outraged, but our response is not further anger or violence, rather love and compassion. This allows us to find the best ways to achieve justice. Compassion is not only an emotion, but a cognitive or intellectual assessment determining the best way to help reduce harm. Forgiveness recognizes that we are all human and make mistakes. Self-forgiveness unlocks an emotional tightness opening our heart to freedom, like a breath of fresh air. It regains self-confidence, reduces guilt, and opens our heart to wellness and flourishing.
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Forgiveness
If you allow me, I would like to expand our forgiveness practice to include others; all others. We often get caught up in our own stuff and forget the other 7 billion human beings and […]
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Let’s return to the important attitude of forgiveness
After making the commitment and starting the process of reducing our anger, let’s return to the important attitude of forgiveness. The process of forgiveness is important for our own happiness and peace of mind. It […]
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Open our heart
Forgiveness is powerful medicine. Usually we do it alone. Forgiving the other person, or yourself, from your heart. It is a personal mental activity, rarely becoming words to speak to the other person. It is […]