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Four Simple Steps to Forgiving Yourself

○ A Guided Meditation with Tara Brach, PhD

Bring to mind a relationship where you’ve treated another person in a way that is difficult to accept or
forgive.

(Note: You might start with something that doesn’t trigger


full blown self-hatred, so that you can gradually build your “Invoke the presence of
skill in this process.) a good friend, healer, or
teacher and imagine
Invoke the presence of a good friend, healer or teacher,
looking through this
someone you trust, someone who understands and cares
about you. person’s eyes at yourself.”

Imagine looking through this person’s eyes at yourself:

What was the vulnerability (the hurt, fear, confusion) that might have driven the hurtful or unwise behavior?

Can you see the life circumstances that contributed to the behavior?
“What was the
vulnerability that While witnessing with this persons eyes and heart, sense the natural
compassion that arises.
might have driven
the hurtful or Now, fully inhabiting your own body and heart, imagine hearing the

○ unwise behavior?” other person saying with kindness, “It’s not your fault.”

Let those words sink in and trust that if you let go of self-hatred and
self-blame, you will have more capacity in the future to live true to your heart.

Each time you find yourself trapped in self-recrimination,


explore looking through the eyes of a wise and caring “By learning to let go of self-
friend. blame, you will become more
By learning to let go of self-blame, you actually will able to respond to others in
become more able to respond to others in a wise and a wise and loving way.”
loving way.


The National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine
www.nicabm.com

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