Forgiveness is Therapeutic

We can practice Internal Forgiveness for all. This means on the level of the soul we understand that they (and we) are here learning and making mistakes as we go. This is part of being human.

However, External Forgiveness we practice only for a few. Mercy needs to be balanced with order. While I might forgive someone internally, I may need to have very good boundaries with him or her externally. This could mean firing someone if they are an employee, or getting a restraining order if need be. These are extreme examples, but I use them just to help paint a picture.

Just because you forgive someone does not turn you into a doormat. It’s good to have a developed Heart Chakra, which results in love for our friends, family, and communities - but we want this to be matched with a healthy Solar Plexus chakra, resulting in healthy boundaries, the ability to take care of oneself and, to meet our own needs in a healthy way.

Forgiveness is important for the health of our mind and body. Some ailments are rooted in long-term resentment and anger. If we tend to recall the anger, or the wrong doing, then we keep drawing that negative energy back to ourselves and may continue to experience that ailment. Therefore Forgiveness is extremely therapeutic. If you cannot forgive for their sake, then forgive for your own.

"It is possible for patients with very severe or terminal illness to be healed through the Law of Mercy and the Law of Forgiveness" ~GMCKS.

Forgiveness Meditation

1. Find time to still yourself.

2. Visualize the person or people you wish to forgive. See them dissolve into light. Address that person on a soul level “Namaste I the soul salutes the soul in you”. This allows us to recognize the divinity in all beings. Bring your awareness to the lower back, inhale. Bring your awareness up to the crown chakra or the center of the head, exhale. Let go.

3. Next, offer forgiveness. “I the soul forgives the soul in you”. You may meditate on this for a few moments and repeat it several times.

4. Afterwards, it’s always a good idea to ask for forgiveness as well. If the situation is karmic we may not be aware of how we've hurt people in the past. Say, “I the soul ask for forgiveness from you”.

5. Try your best to really feel it. At first, it may be hard. Practicing this forgiveness meditation repeatedly will neutralize the negative energy and forgiveness will take place.

6. Lastly, say “May you be blessed with inner peace, inner healing, spiritual maturity.” If you're a spiritual or religious type, give thanks.

For more information on forgiveness please read Master Choa Kok Sui's Pranic Healing Books.