FORGIVENESS – such a powerful word, such a powerful task. It took me a while to learn how to forgive, to allow myself to forgive, to understand the real meaning of forgiveness and its benefits. I though that if I forgive that my forgiveness will excuse the person’s behavior, or that I have to be part of their life. What I didn’t understand is that forgiveness is for myself not the other person. When we forgive we’re not telling them that their behavior is ok, but what we’re preventing their behavior to effect our heart, because holding onto anger will only affect us not them.
Forgiveness is a gift to you. By forgiving we’re removing energetic attachments to the past moments whether is that a past experience or past relationship, and allowing all that gathered energy from the past to move to the present and use it for whatever we need it for now, not the past, not the future, but the present. The present simply means having all of our energy right here, right now, in this moment, because this moment is the only moment that is alive and everything else is memory (past) which is creating depression or anticipation (future) which is creating anxiety.
When I understood what is the forgiveness all about, and started to work on it by doing kriya and meditation for forgiveness I found a big relief, knowingness, uderstanding, freedom, peace and joy. Those feelings filled me up and from that moment I forgave everyone, and foremost I forgave myself, realizing that there is by understanding I forgive and I find that inner peace that words can’t describe.
By medical research to to forgive others and yourself has many benefits. First of all it improves your health by decreasing or leaving you without any depression and anxiety, it make your immune system stronger, improves your heart health and you have less stress in your life. Some of the other benefits are compassion, understanding, healthier relationships and improved self-esteem.
“Holding onto the anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. ~Buddha
