tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175746386332003284.post4541817437718413005..comments2023-06-11T19:33:46.126-07:00Comments on On Course: The Miracle of ForgivenessAileenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13265636060898330804noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175746386332003284.post-49133690031108771202012-02-28T21:16:40.976-08:002012-02-28T21:16:40.976-08:00Hi Anil,
Thank you so much for writing again. It ...Hi Anil,<br /><br />Thank you so much for writing again. It really touched me that you did. I'm watching to see when I will write again.<br />Much love to you!<br /><br />AileenAileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265636060898330804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175746386332003284.post-67373394379251269982012-02-28T12:09:04.137-08:002012-02-28T12:09:04.137-08:00Hi Aileen -
I suddenly remembered your blog this e...Hi Aileen -<br />I suddenly remembered your blog this evening while reading about my favorite stuff on the Web (a.c.i.m (:)... and I had even forgotten that I had written a comment to this first post of yours ! (:<br />Re-reading it this evening, I have to say yet again - thank you ! your blog is a blessing to us all..<br />anilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175746386332003284.post-38941290159629528712010-08-20T10:44:49.840-07:002010-08-20T10:44:49.840-07:00Thank you for sharing, Anil. I'm happy to hear...Thank you for sharing, Anil. I'm happy to hear from you. Gary has been an inspiration to me too. Feel free to stay in touch :)Aileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265636060898330804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175746386332003284.post-90722248820367451822010-08-20T10:33:01.872-07:002010-08-20T10:33:01.872-07:00Hi Aileen -
Thanks for this entry. It was very hel...Hi Aileen -<br />Thanks for this entry. It was very helpful to me. <br />I was just not really experiencing anything to do with my father - just a general restlessness that kept me surfing the Web for ACIM blogs. <br />And I clicked on the Gary Renard tags (he has been a wonderful teacher for me), and it brought me here. It brought me some peace on a difficult day.<br />Thanks again,<br />anilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175746386332003284.post-71410787984399356562008-12-08T19:06:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:06:00.000-08:00Victoria,Thank you for writing. I appreciate your ...Victoria,<BR/><BR/>Thank you for writing. I appreciate your honesty and your willingness to share. The situation you present is really everyone's dilemma: a part of us (our right mind) wants to let go of the past with all the pain that it causes us, and a part of us (the ego) wants to hold on. We all have a split mind and at any given moment we are seeing the world through the ego's eyes or through the right mind (also called Christ, Holy Spirit, or Jesus in A Course in Miracles). A good rule of thumb is that if we feel pain, we are seeing or interpreting the situation with the ego. Our goal is to see the situation through the right mind's perspective. Through our right mind we see that what is hurting us is not what happened, but our interpretation of a situation.<BR/><BR/>The first step in forgiving your father may be just to notice how much that "emotional waste;" the anger, the hate, the resentment, is hurting you. It seems to me that you're already taking this important step. It may be that for a while this is all you can do. Be patient. Notice the pain. The Course says that our "tolerance for pain is high but not without limit." That pain may intensify as you notice it and it is this that what will give you the motivation to someday choose against it. Then you'll be ready for the second step.<BR/><BR/>The second step is to ask for a different perspective. Forgiveness as defined by A Course in Miracles, is simply a change in perspective. We let go of the ego's interpretation of a situation in favor of the the right mind's. Forgiveness is not concerned with the other person. It does not require you to apologize, become friends or do anything that would make you uncomfortable. It simply liberates you from the seeming effects of the situation.<BR/><BR/>In the post below I explain a little more on the process of forgiveness.<BR/><BR/>http://forgivingeyes.blogspot.com/2008/11/forgiving-our-parents-revisiting-our.html<BR/><BR/>The path of forgiveness is not easy, but it is extremely rewarding to those who follow it. Let me know if I can be of further assistance :o)Aileenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265636060898330804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175746386332003284.post-36681759931748548372008-12-08T07:00:00.000-08:002008-12-08T07:00:00.000-08:00Thanks a lot for this blog. Yet, I still do not ma...Thanks a lot for this blog. Yet, I still do not manage to understand how exactly one can forgive. I am in a similar situation -- I hate my father, and number of ex-aquiantances, and I see myself entering a negative spiral. I would like to free myself from this, but the idea of being a humble thing without own dignity does not really appeals to me. I do not want to hate anyone. I would like to release the past -- to let is all go, but not to let hurt myself again. Honestly, I deeply respect and like Jesus, but I am not able to set my other cheek to the enemy -- it is not in my nature. I don't want to be stuck in old feelings, I want to let the past go without swallowing the hurt and without humiliating myself. I really don't know HOW this can be done, although. Until now I've forgiven either those whom I love, or those who are much weaker than me, but never those whom I neither love (as my father) nor they are defeated. I believe in natural dignity and also don't like to violate my instincts. Yet, I would like to really go beyond all this past emotional waste. It seems to lie on my way. <BR/><BR/>VictoriaVictoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14070972755409120575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8175746386332003284.post-15344642115439191262007-09-13T20:25:00.000-07:002007-09-13T20:25:00.000-07:00Forgiving Eyes!Thanks so much for this blog! Not o...Forgiving Eyes!<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for this blog! Not only do I appreciate your honest thoughts about how you were thinking about your father - I loved reading how you made the transformation. I have always been interested in knowing more about ACIM - so I look forward to your future blogs :)<BR/><BR/>TravisTravishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744967135436971006noreply@blogger.com