WHERE WE TALK ABOUT FORGIVENESS
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Yes, we are here.
Today, I want to talk about the importance of forgiveness. It’s not something that we have explored much in our conversations, but I do think it’s an essential part of how we deal with others in relationships.
Forgiveness is the mechanism, the means, by which humans are able to see past the outer surface of another human person.
Oh, that’s not at all what I thought you were going to say.
What did you think we were going to say?
That forgiveness means acknowledging that someone has said or done something to you that you didn’t like or that made you feel upset or angry or just plain bad, and that even though you wish that person hadn’t said or done the awful thing they did, you’re willing to let all the bad feeling go, allow bygones to be bygones and move on.
There is certainly value in letting go of low-vibrational feelings that cloud your field and forgiveness is an excellent means of accomplishing that. We would say, however, that there is more to forgiveness than simply allowing bygones to be bygones, much more than you realize.
How so?
Consider the difference between unconditional love – the love of which you are comprised – and romantic love – the love that is depicted in your movies and in literature and on television. Do you see the difference?
Well, I understand what unconditional love is. Love without any conditions, love for love’s sake, love without any ties or restrictions or obligations. It is not a form of love that we necessarily learn about or experience as we grow up, which makes it harder for us to find it as adults. And it is certainly not the kind of love we see reflected in our media, not as a rule.
The human version of love, romantic love, when seen from a non-physical point of view, is a satisfactory, but often pale version of the real thing. The search for romantic love is often accompanied by a multitude of low-vibrational feeling states like fear, anxiety, insecurity, neediness, loneliness and desperation.
So, if we are here to remember who we really are and why we have really come, it only makes sense that we would seek to grow from a place of romantic love, a human creation, to a place of unconditional love, a divine creation.
That is essentially what we are saying. So, in much the same way that divine love is an elevated form of romantic love, there exists as well a higher form of forgiveness that involves not only a release of the low-vibrational feelings that come with being slighted or hurt or abused, but one that also sees past whatever injury has been perpetrated, through all of the layers of human beingness, straight through to the Source of the offending individual. One that allows you to remember not only your own reasons for coming onto the physical plane, but one that helps you to realize that ALL human persons are here for the same reasons. That you all have the same mission, are all on the same journey, and that you are all a part of the Oneness that comprises the Universe. That is what true forgiveness is all about.
Goodness. That is a big leap from just letting go of hurt or anger or resentment. That kind of forgiveness operates on a much higher level.
Indeed it does. But again, that is why you have come. This level of forgiveness reflects who you really are. It is what you are here to remember. It is what you are here to experience while abiding in your physical form. To see the world and your fellow humans through the eyes of Source.
But how can we get to such a place? I mean, it’s hard enough letting go of anger at someone because they did something insensitive or stupid or just downright mean. And even when we reach a point where we think we’ve forgiven the other person, the bad feelings often linger within our inner experience, sometimes for years and years. Depending on the circumstances, it can even take a lifetime to truly forgive someone for something that they have done, let alone looking past the surface of their being and acknowledging their divinity and their Oneness.
We understand. As with unconditional love, true forgiveness is not an easy state to achieve. But that is the challenge that you have undertaken. We are not implying that if you are unable to see to the heart of another human person then there is no value in human forgiveness, any more than we are saying that human love has no value if it is not unconditional. We are only pointing to something higher, something more in alignment with your true, glorious nature.
So, what do we do in the meantime as we evolve and grow towards our true, glorious natures?
Perhaps it will help if you take a moment and consider these questions. Is there ever really a need to forgive? If so, what you are forgiving another for? Sins, transgressions, trespasses? Slights, hurts, injuries? Yes, these actions can sometimes be extremely detrimental both physically and emotionally and it is not our intention to dismiss or downplay them. Nor are we suggesting that truly abusive circumstances should be tolerated or accepted. But at their core, these actions, however extreme, are errors, distortions of perception, an inability on the part of the transgressor to acknowledge and understand their own divinity. They suffer from a blindness, however temporary, to who they really are and why they have come. If each human person could wake up and remember their own divinity, it would be impossible for them to harm another human person, because in acknowledging their own divinity, they would also affirm their Oneness with all living things, and in doing so, the act of harming another would be seen for what it is and always has been – harm to oneself. So through the act of forgiveness, one can realize, ultimately, that there is nothing to forgive. Because when seen from the level of the divine, from the perspective of your higher, loving self, there is and never can be any real or lasting harm.
You have given us all a lot to think about. Let’s stop there for today.
Of course. Until next time then.
Thank you all.
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