Forgiveness

How willing are you to forgive? Or put another way, how forgiving are you? Does this topic make you feel tense or resistant? What feelings does it bring up for you? Do you feel that you are more often than not the “injured” party or the victim of the situation so why should you have to forgive?  

What is forgiveness? It is simply the act of allowing something to be let go without strings, without condition and without expectation.  Many of you say “I forgive you”, but do you really? Is the memory erased? A common phrase is “I forgive, but I don’t forget.” Is that forgiveness or is it something pretty you tell your Self so that you can feel the superior one in the relationship? If you do not forget than have you forgiven? If you are holding on to the memory of the slight or hurt or problem, then it is still alive and real for you. It may be on the backburner of your mind, but that fire can flare at any time with little provocation. 

Forgiveness says that if someone has transgressed you for some reason you choose to set it aside and move forward with your life. When you do not forgive you are stuck in the energy of the event. There is always a part of you that is harbouring anger or negativity that keeps you from living fully. The other person may have moved on, but there is a part of your Soul that is stuck in the event. If you leave enough pieces of your Soul in those places what energy do you have left for your life? There are many unthinking, cruel, stupid and unconscious beings sharing this planet with you, do you want to be one of them? Some cruelties are done deliberately; others are unconscious acts by unconscious people. 

The important question is, where do you want to live? Do you want to live your life consciously, free of constraints from the past? If so, then begin today to make lists of things that you are still holding on to that are keeping you stuck. It doesn’t matter if it is past relationships or current ones, begin the process now of honestly evaluating your relationship to these people. Where are you the problem? Where are they the cause of your concern? Then slowly begin the process of removing their control from your life, for ironically the longer and harder you hold on to being “right” about being “wronged” the longer you stay stuck in the past and unable to live in the now and enjoy the future. 

We leave you in joy.

Namaste

A bit from Going In To Find Out - A Spiritual Discovery of Self - Insights of Babaji