As endings approach — the end of a life, the end of a year, there is a natural longing to clean the slate and rediscover true equanimity. The path to inner peace often leads straight through Forgiveness–and the year’s end offers a good occasion to look inside to see who you might forgive. It is the act of letting go of past grudges that lifts the burden, whether that forgiveness is spoken aloud or undertaken in the silence of one’s own heart.
Ellen guided our reflections this Sunday, drawing on a talk on forgiveness by Nikki Mirghafori, followed by a guided meditation by Bhante Buddharakkhita.
Nikki’s talk is here (the last third of this recording): https://dharmaseed.org/talks/86894/
Bhante’s talk is here: https://dharmaseed.org/talks/93807/
