Forgiveness of others.
In this meditation,
We will explore an ancient healing technique from Hawaii to help release past painful memories in relationships and to achieve a state of forgiveness of those who may have hurt you.
So let's begin.
Find a comfortable place where you can sit on a chair or on the ground or simply lay down.
Close your eyes and intend to relax.
Focusing on your breath,
Inhaling through your nose,
Exhaling out of your mouth,
Intending for the exhale to take away all the tension,
Physical,
Mental,
Emotional.
Feeling more and more relaxed,
More and more at peace with each and every breath.
As you continue relaxing,
Bring your awareness in the space of your heart.
Feeling your heart however it feels right now,
Whether you feel it open or closed,
Tense or relaxed.
Simply noticing the space of your heart and how it feels.
Now think about someone,
A relationship,
A character trait in someone that has caused you pain,
That brings about painful memories.
Allowing yourself to remain relaxed,
To stay in the space of your heart as you think about this person,
The circumstances,
The events that were painful.
Allowing yourself to relieve the details of these painful circumstances while staying relaxed.
Now imagine this person right in front of you and as you begin to observe them from the space of your heart,
You can sense that they are in pain,
That they want your forgiveness.
They may not say it,
They may not act like they do.
That's said deep down in their heart.
They have been hurt,
They have felt pain and they keep carrying this pain in their heart and you feel it.
Now as you wish to free yourself from this pain and maybe in the process also help them free themselves from their pain,
Look at them in the eyes and say from your heart,
I love you.
I love you.
As you continue saying it,
You may at the beginning not feel it.
You may not want to be saying I love you.
Observe the resistance to telling them I love you and choose in the moment that you want to forgive them,
That you want to let go of this pain in your heart and continue to offer them love,
To offer them healing so that the relationship can heal,
So that the pain can dissolve.
Now as you continue to say I love you,
You may begin to feel very differently about this person and now when you look at them and feel their pain,
You can see that as you smile at them saying I love you,
They begin to smile back,
To feel better,
Feeling your love,
Feeling the love that has been missing in their life that has created pain in their heart,
Leading them to maybe create more pain in other people's heart.
Now as you continue to look at them,
Smiling more,
Say I'm sorry.
If you feel resistance to saying I'm sorry,
Simply notice that you are resisting,
That a part of you does not want to apologize.
It doesn't matter if you feel like you've done anything wrong in the relationship or not,
You're simply acknowledging their pain,
Telling them that you're sorry for their pain and for any way in which your words,
Your actions,
Yourself may have subconsciously or consciously caused their pain.
As you continue to say I'm sorry,
You can feel that their heart becomes lighter just like yours is.
You're still looking at them from the space of your heart and you're smiling more because you have less pain and they're smiling more because they have less pain.
Now as you continue to look at them as more and more pain is lifted,
Say please forgive me,
Please forgive me,
Repeating to them,
Offering them this apology,
Asking them for forgiveness,
Giving them the opportunity by asking for forgiveness to let go of their pain entirely.
As you feel your heart getting lighter,
You feel their heart getting even lighter than it was before.
They're smiling,
They're coming towards you,
They're now hugging you and saying thank you and you hug them and say thank you too,
Offering gratitude from your heart for the healing,
For the release of painful memories,
Feeling light open,
Grateful.
Now as you part,
Feeling healed,
You see them going their way,
Smiling and waving at you and you go on your own way,
Smiling and waving at them,
Feeling free,
Filled with love,
Filled with forgiveness and gratitude,
Slowly coming back to the present moment,
Deepening your breath,
Wiggling your fingers and your toes and very gently opening your eyes.
