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Forgiveness And Metta

by Denis Robberechts

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This is a forgiveness and Metta (loving kindness) practice. Guided in Denis' special style, where we think of people we love or have difficulties with, and wish them well in our own words. Whatever wish comes up, we wish that. We give compassion to ourselves and others. (This meditation was recorded at the Walking in Snow retreat in the Austrian Alps.)

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Transcript

Now entering the forgiveness practice,

We bring to mind a sense of all the people we did hurt in our entire life,

Out of our delusion,

Out of our fears and angers,

All these people that we knowingly or unknowingly wounded with our attitude.

And then feeling the sorrow in that,

We just ask for forgiveness.

And we also bring a feeling of forgiving ourselves for all that we have done.

We truly forgive ourselves,

Still breathing from the heart.

Now bringing to mind all the people we met in this life and the so many people who did hurt us out of their delusion,

Out of their confusion,

Knowingly or unknowingly.

We can get in touch with the wounds and the suffering stored within us about all these people who really touched our emotions and wounded us.

And still breathing from the heart,

As much as we can,

We bring the feeling of forgiveness.

I truly forgive you.

Now bringing to mind the many times we did hurt and wound and betrayed ourselves,

And we're still doing,

Out of our delusion,

Misunderstanding,

Fears.

We feel the suffering in that,

All the suffering that we have been imposing on us.

Breathing from the heart as much as we can,

We now forgive ourselves.

It's over.

We clear the storeroom.

No more resentment.

And now if it helps,

We can see ourselves being children.

It is ourselves being children.

And to this child that is our self,

We wish beautiful life,

A life with ease and happiness,

A life without suffering,

A life where wisdom takes place more and more,

A life where we are freer and freer,

Free from fear and suffering totally from the heart that is what we wish to us.

Now we bring to mind someone we love,

And in the same way,

We wish to that person in our own words all what we want to wish.

We can sense what we wish.

We can sense the ease in that person.

We can sense the happiness,

The realization.

We can visualize that person to be really well,

In good health.

And for a minute,

We can choose one or two other person to whom we will wish the same,

With the same intensity person will love still.

Now we can bring to mind someone we know,

We have seen,

But we have no special relation with.

A shopkeeper,

A boatman,

Whoever,

Whoever is coming to mind.

And in the same way,

With the same intensity,

We wish that person to be well,

In good health,

Living with happiness,

Whatever in our own words,

Whatever we want to wish to that person.

And we can do that with one or two more person,

Really connecting with the feeling of what we wish,

Connecting with ease,

Seeing,

Envisioning good health.

Now we can bring to mind the person with whom we have difficulties,

Hard time,

Conflict.

In exactly the same way,

With the same intensity,

Without entering the story of the conflict,

Resisting entering the story,

We just see that person and wish that person to be well,

Fulfilled,

Happy,

In good health,

In our own words,

Connecting with the feeling of what we wish,

We can do that with one or two person.

And now,

Expanding our awareness,

We can include all the people that are in this room,

And even the people from the kitchen,

And even Brigetta.

Feeling this energy of the people being here,

And wishing to all of us whatever we want to wish,

Connecting to the feeling of what we wish.

Now expanding our awareness again,

In a big leap to all Austria,

All these people living in these mountains,

In the plain.

Wishing having a sense of all these people and just wishing them really well,

Really fulfilled and at ease,

Getting a felt sense of what we wish.

And expanding again our awareness in a big leap to the whole planet.

Feeling this whole life on all the continents,

Going in all directions,

With all situations,

On all animals,

All this life.

May all beings be happy.

May all beings be free from suffering.

Connecting to the feeling of what we wish.

May all conflict find resolution.

May all beings realize their true nature.

May all beings be free from suffering.

May all beings be free from suffering.

May all beings be free from suffering.

Meet your Teacher

Denis RobberechtsVieussan, France

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