How to forgiveness

The following is a simple method, which works wonders in yourlife as you practice it: Quiet your mind, relax, and let go.  Think of God and His love for you, and then affirm,  “I fully and freely forgive (mention the name of the offender); I release him mentally and spiritually.  I completely forgive everything connected with the matter in question.  I am free, and he/she is free.  It is a marvelous feeling.  It is my day of general amnestry.  I release anybody and everybody who has ever hurt me, and I wish for each and everyone health, happiness, peace, and all the blessings of life.  I do this freely, joyously, and lovingly, and whenever I think of the person or persons who hurt me, I say, ‘I have released you, and all the blessings of life and yours.’  I am free and you are free.  It is wonderful!”

The great secret of true forgiveness is that once you have forgiven the person, it is unnecessary to repeat the prayer.  When the person comes to your mind, or the particular hurt happens to enter your mind, wish the delinquent well, and say, “Peace be to you.” Do this as often as the thought enters your mind.  You will find that after a few days the thought of the person or experience will return less and less often, until it fades into nothingness.

The acid test for forgiveness

There is an acid test for gold.  There is also an acid test for forgiveness.  If I should tell you something wonderful about someone who has wronged you, cheated you, or defrouded you, and you sizzled at hearing the good news about this person, the roots of hatred would still be in your subconscious mind, playing havoe with you.

Let us suppose you had a painful abscess on yur jaw a year ago, and you told me about it.  I would casually ask you if you had any pain now.  You would automatically say, “Ofcourse not, I have a memory of it but not pain.”  That is the whole story.  You may have a memory of the incident but no sting or hurt any more.  This is the acid test, and you must meet it psychologically and spiritually.  Otherwise, you are simply deceiving yourself and not practicing the true art of forgiveness.