Forgiving someone who has wronged you holds power far beyond the act itself. On The Beginner's Guide to Forgiveness, Jack Kornfield explores why forgiveness is essential to our health and happiness and how anyone can begin its practice. Drawing from his background in meditation and psychology, Kornfield reveals the roots of the forgiveness process within our own internalized pain. By embracing our own suffering, compassion arises naturally, so we can extend it to others as well as ourselves. With guided meditations and insights from the world's wisdom teachings, Kornfield teaches that when forgiveness is practiced, it is a gift we give not only to others - but ultimately to ourselves.
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Jack Kornfield was trained as a Buddhist monk in Thailand, Burma, and India and has taught around the world since 1974. He also holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. He is a co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society and of the Spirit Rock Center. He lives in northern California.
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Up front, I admit I love almost everything Jack Kornfield recorded. But this CD is very important for our modern world. "Forgiveness" is not going to be a hot topic or best seller, I suppose. Most people are more focused on punishing the people they're angry at. Yet Kornfield tells stories on the CD that touch my heart in powerful ways. I repeated a few for my friend, who's not into Buddhism or meditation, and he was so moved that he had to stop for a few minutes to think about how different the world would be if we had "temples of forgiveness" as Kornfield says. Kornfield includes a meditation on forgiveness and a meditation on lovingkindness (metta). I practice both daily, and my heart has opened more as a result.
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Great Teachings on Forgiveness,
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I listen to CDs while commuting. It is really neat to be stuck in a traffic jam while listening to Jack Kornfield. It still does not make being stuck in traffic fun, but it makes anxiety feel silly.
Forgiveness is a tough subject, especially true forgiveness of one's own deeds is difficult. And true forgiveness (in contrast to fabricating excuses) lies at the core of this teaching. One sentence I have really enjoyed said (approximately): "To practice forgiveness means giving up all hope for a better past." Jack Kornfield is easy to listen to, he tells us stories that point clearly to the heart. To your heart and the heart of the matter. I highly recommend this audio CD. Other Jack Kornfield favorites of mine are "The Roots of Buddhist Psychology" and "Buddhism for Beginners."
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This audiobook is wonderfully titled THE beginner's GUIDE TO FORGIVENESS, since we are, after all, all beginners in the realm of forgiveness.
Etymologically, forgiveness means "to give first" and Kornfield's forgiveness training is all about giving, whether to our enemies, our friends and relatives, or ourselves. Some of Kornfield's forgiveness stories are so poignant that they caused me to weep. Some are unbelievable, or would be, but for the fact that, after having lived long enough, nothing is unbelievable. And nothing is unforgivable. This is an important life's lesson, and, as the spoken word, THE BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO FORGIVENESS has a far more powerful sense of immediacy than would it as the printed word.
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