Forgiveness Meditation
This is a very powerful exercise! During a Visualization, you see that you forgive someone.
| 'Forgiveness can buy peace of mind'. |
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| Wayne W. Dyer |
| Forgiveness Meditation |
| Kind of Meditation |
Visualization |
| Degree of difficulty |
Beginners and more advanced students |
| Advised duration |
5 to 30 minutes |
| Posture |
Sitting or Lying |
| Advantages |
+ it helps you to stop wasting your energy on anger and frustration
+ it is cheap and has no negative side effects
+ it gives you a relaxed, peaceful feeling
+ you can do this exercise at any time and any place
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| Remarks |
Forgiving is a very powerful way of getting rid of frustrations and of deliberately coming back into the NOW. |
The technique of this exercise is very easy,but for many people, it is hard to really put it into practice. It is not easy to completely forgive your enemies or people that have insulted you. Negative feelings often have to do with not accepting the reality or the situation we are in. Not accepting blocks the energy. You say no to reality and you swim against the tide of the river instead of swimming with it. Let us give you an example. When every time you walk or cycle past the house of your former boyfriend or girlfriend, you get depressed. This means that you still have not accepted and digested the new situation. Letting go of anger, frustration, and hatred is a liberating experience. By judging or condemning someone or something, you block up energy. Blocked up energy often results in unpleasant feelings. By forgiving, you remove these blockades, your energy starts to flow again, and you feel a lot better. Forgiving does not mean that you approve of or accept someone else's behavior. No, you forgive the person himself, not his or her behavior. This Meditation gives you a tool to start working on your problem yourself. This is liberating and it also helps you to handle situations and people better in daily life. We can also apply this Meditation to ourselves and to people that we do not dislike. We just wish ourselves or the person in question every joy, support, happiness, and love. All of these may sound a bit strange but you will be surprised at the feeling of power, friendliness, and fulfillment that this exercise brings about. You can do this Forgiveness Meditation as an independent Meditation or at the end of an ordinary Meditation. As in the case of any Meditation, we try not to judge, not to get angry with ourselves if things do not go so well, and not to be too goal-oriented. Let us begin!
Forgiveness Meditation Exercise
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- Sit down, close your eyes, and direct your attention to your breathing.
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Be aware of every breathing in and breathing out.
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Let your breathing be something automatic and do not try to steer it.
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Observe how the air slowly goes in through your nose, fills up your lungs, and goes out again.
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Count a few breaths to reach a state of deep meditative relaxation.
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When after a few breaths, you feel fine and relaxed, you begin with your Visualization.
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Visualize that you are sitting by a campfire with someone you want to forgive.
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Try to form a really clear mental image of the two of you with as many details as possible.
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Tell him: "I forgive you. I forgive you for everything you have done to me and for the way you treated me."
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Repeat this a couple of times and pay attention to the changing intensity of your feelings.
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You can do this for more than one person. You can also ask people to tell you their side of the story.
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Do and say everything that feels good and make the image as realistic as possible.
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If you like, you can also visualize that from the bottom of your heart, you wish him or her every happiness, love, and success.
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Feel the relief and the strong energy that is released.
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If you find it difficult, if you are confronted by negative or conflicting thoughts, do not resist them. Observe them and accept them as you do with every Meditation.
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Stop as soon as you are finished and slowly take your attention back to the rest of your body and the sounds in the room.
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Move a little, stretch your muscles a little, and open your eyes.
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Finished!
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