Forgiveness

Forgiveness holds a promise . . . of reconciliation and serenity of empowerment and love.. The worlds great spiritual traditions all teach forgiveness as the key to inner peace. But many people find this an impossible idealperhaps even a way of flossing over pain anger and wrongdoing.. Now in this wise and heartfelt book psychotherapist Robin Casarjian confronts the dilemmas of forgiveness and offers a new approach to healing our old wounds and self-judgements. Drawing on the philosophy of A Course in Miracles plus years of experience with her own clients she shows us why letting go of the past is not only possible but necessary if we are to achieve lasting health and harmony.. Within these pages are simple but powerful exercises meditations and visualizations that acknowledge our hurt even as they lead us beyond it. Here too are moving true accounts of forgiveness in action showing how parents and children spouses and lovers workers and bosseseven victims of crime and historic injusticecan all find peace.. For those of us who have been troubled by fear doubt anger self-hatred and guiltin other words almost everyone who is humanthis book is a real and rare treasure.Joan Borysenko Ph.D. author of Minding the Body Mending the Mind.