Forgiveness sets us free

Forgiveness is one of those things when given, does more for the giver than the intended receiver. I confess, it is a difficult concept to fully integrate in a sincere way, as it means moving beyond our perceptions of being victimized, to a place of spiritual union with another human being.

Most of us live in the ego's realm of being separate from each other therefore, raised to look out for ourselves. We develop an internal alarm that goes off whenever we feel threatened by external forces. Over time, we establish a very keen sensor to others' behavior for indications of being offended which kicks our defense mechanism into action. We then react according to whatever ego patterns have become our conditioned behavior matching the circumstances.

Some time ago I read, "Spirit is beyond being hurt". Whilst I understood what this means on the level of spirit, but such a notion seemed out of touch and illusive in the "real' world of human interactions. It took me a really long time to fully integrate that our God-self only 'sees' each other in his Divine state, exactly the way the Creator 'sees' us its creations - whole. How then can our human intellect go beyond the seemingly physical, mental, emotional and psychological abuse caused by others?

This lies at the heart of forgiveness. When we fully assimilate the understanding, we realize that each of us in varying degrees have accepted erroneous information into our belief system which we live out every day. At the core, the further away from believing that we are loving and lovable beings, the more likely we are to inflict hurt on others and ourselves. Once we accept the other as a spiritual being also living the experiences of conditioned behavior, it becomes a bit easier to separate ourselves from the perceived hurt because essentially, it is really about the other person's lack of awareness of his innate self.

Understanding this, creates a huge shift of consciousness in how we interact with each other. This knowledge is also the nucleus of compassion. If I am able to understand that you are behaving the way you are, because somewhere within you are the scars of being hurt and acting from this place of fear and self-recrimination, then who am I to add anger to your already existing pain?

With this insight I instead offer my forgiveness and compassion. Acknowledging and sympathizing with this individual's conditioning supersede all notions of my personal ego feeling affronted. Then there are those horrifying life-changing events that many would say are unforgivable. I speak of murder, rape and so on. Obviously, I can only speak from my own experiences. I too have had to dig deep into my being to become conscious enough, to live the very principle I speak of. It is not an easy undertaking especially if the experience happened as a young child where the memories and the associated pain are intensely entrenched into our mind and sense of self however, if we ever want to be boundless, then it is an unavoidable mission - to forgive, the accused.

On a more perceptible level, remember our every thought and emotion are waves of energy. "The Human Energy Field is a complex combination of overlapping energy patterns which define the unique spiritual, mental, emotional and physical makeup of an individual."

Holding on to anger, hurt, or other negative emotions associated with these kinds of experiences affect our physiology taking a toll on our overall well-being. In addition, the culmination of our energy vibrations resonantes in the Universe which in turn, sends back matching vibrations manifesting as our physical reality. (We attract those things that we are in vibrational resonance with).

It becomes imperative to release these toxic emotions within us, as we are continually allowing them to dictate a certain aspect of the experiences coming into our lives. On one level, we are permitting the accused to continuously hurt us.

The comic in me sees this as some kind of inspired Cosmic pact - "none can be free until he first frees his brother". How many times should I forgive him? Seventy times seven or as many times as it takes for such a crucial lesson to take hold. The nature of forgiveness is an intricate dance of inter-connection between humans where I elevate my own being by first, 'lifting up' he who I perceive has wronged me. Only in God's world, does this non-sense make perfect sense.


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