On Forgiveness

When we forgive, we release the weight of resentment and soften into a tender acceptance of being human. Join me in the course On Forgiveness to explore this healing path. Recorded from my CD Soothing the Inner Flames of Rage. Music by Destiny Mohammad, Harpist from the Hood.

Transcript

Many of us hold in our hearts regret,

Shame,

Rage,

And guilt,

Sometimes for a lifetime,

Unable to forgive ourselves or others.

Forgiveness is not forgetting,

Nor is it ignoring what is real.

Forgiveness gently helps us unclog the pain of our congested heart.

Forgiveness has a season.

The idea here is not to forgive before you are ready.

It is fine if you want to forgive yourself for not being willing to forgive.

When we practice forgiveness,

We relieve ourselves and open to a gentle and spacious acceptance of life.

There are three phases in the next meditation.

Forgiving yourself for harming yourself,

Forgiving yourself for harming others,

And forgiving others for harming you.

Join me as we journey into the territory of forgiveness.

Settle in.

You may want to focus on a particular person or experience.

Feel free to personalize these statements to make them more relevant to your particular situation.

For any way that I have caused harm to myself,

Knowingly or unknowingly,

In thought,

Word,

Or deed,

Out of fear,

Rage,

Or confusion,

I offer forgiveness.

May I accept myself as I am.

May I forgive myself.

For any way that I have caused harm to another,

Knowingly or unknowingly,

In thought,

Word,

Or deed,

Out of fear,

Rage,

Or confusion,

I ask forgiveness.

May I be forgiven.

May I release all guilt and shame.

For any way that I have been harmed by another,

Knowingly or unknowingly,

In thought,

Word,

Or deed,

Out of fear,

Rage,

Or confusion,

I offer forgiveness.

I too have hurt others and have been hurt by others.

I forgive you for hurting me.

I let go of the past and set myself free.

I offer forgiveness.

May I accept you as you are.

I offer forgiveness.

Reviews

Another great meditation from Miss Ruth. Thank you so much for helping me find ease

This guided meditation made the process of forgiveness feel so much more accessible and easier than I typically perceive it to be.

a beautiful prayer to help me forgive myself and others. (and sorry to be a pest, but if you can remove the high pitched bell at the end i would be grateful- i’m the one with the noise sensitivity) namaste 🙏

Thank you 🙏. I forgive myself for not being ready to forgive. I forgive myself for being unkind to myself in thought, and unskillful self talk.

Wow such a beautiful meditation! Thank you for explaining what forgiveness is and showing the different reasons why I might have done something to hurt myself, others, or why others might have hurt me. Beautiful. I’m so grateful for this mediation.

As with all your work/meditations the loving kindness is shared, I am grateful.☮️🙏🌷

Initially, I thought it would’ve taken longer than five minutes to get through this type of practice but my goodness in just a few minutes how you can feel transformed. Thank you very much for this. 🥰

Simple and effective , I plan on revisiting this one to practice again

Just what I needed this morning 🌄 thank you 😊 🙏

Thank you..

Beautiful words..

Love to practice forgiveness meditation with you as a guide..

So healing & helpful, thank you dear Ruth for sharing your gifts

Thank you for this meditation. It really unclogged my heart somehow. Thank you for your help

This is a most helpful meditations, allowing one to forgive and to be forgiven, and to let go of the past.

Excellent session on three levels of forgiveness. Thank you! I love your calm voice.

Wow, that was so powerful! Thank you so much! You are such a wonderful guide!

I needed to hear this today. And probably for other days. Thank you 🙏❤️

I’m probably never going to ask forgiveness from some, I will unlikely ever have them in my life again. Internally, when I ready, I may.
But, this I really do need. Ive plenty to forgive and ask forgiveness. Started recently, pre finding this. Thank you.

Oh. My. Goodness. Thank you for this gift. For this healing. Wow. 💕🙏🙌🏻🧚🏻💚

A gentle and patient reminder of the importance of forgiveness.

Loved working with this and understanding all the pain that I’ve been through and put others through needs to be forgiven for me to move forward