Forgiveness And A Smile (25 min)

When we talk about forgiveness, we are not talking about allowing ourselves to be treated badly or giving ourselves permission to act badly towards others. We are talking about taking control of our emotional well-being; about achieving self-mastery. But how do we do that? The complexity of our minds rivals that of our universe. And like the cosmos, our minds follow certain rules. Burned deep into our neural circuitry are vast networks that perform silently and invisibly beneath our consciousness to ensure our survival. They include sexual attraction, jealousy, wanting fairness, empathizing, and, among many more, recognizing facial expressions. This last skill of ours, reading facial expressions, is essential to function in any society or group of any kind. These expressions are one of the most important signals our brains receive from the environment and not surprisingly there are whole regions of our brains devoted to decoding these expressions, to figuring out their valence and meaning.So in this meditation we harness these powerful brain centers to help us release feelings of anger or shame or sadness or whatever other emotions are connected with a painful moment in our past where forgiveness is in order. If you are spiritually inclined, you can think of this meditation as breaking the bonds of karma or a prayer of accepting God's grace. We've all done things we regret. And we have all had other people treat us badly. So we can all benefit from creating a habit of forgiveness. To create and strengthen this habit, these forgiveness meditations need to be repeated often, sometimes more than once a day when there is a something causing you problems. So consider that as an option for you. Importantly, before we proceed, make sure you have someone specific in mind who has wronged you in some way or someone who you have wronged. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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