Forgiveness helps us emerge whole from our wounded past, and return to the business of our lives with renewed energy, wisdom and peace. It is the bottleneck through which we must pass to reclaim our happiness and health.

Experience your hurt

Running away from suffering is itself suffering. the wiser course is to experience the suffering. here are the steps to that

• Become aware of the escape routes.
• Awareness seals them off.
• Stay still
• Allow the pain to suck you in. If necessary, help the pain to suck you in.
• Bring attention to the physical sensation.
• Stay there. The rest is a happening. At the end of it, you will be in bliss, ecstacy, overflowing with love and forgiveness. If it does not work for you the first time, persist. The time will come when you will have the strength of mind to experience your disturbance and transform it to peace.