REVISION
Forgiving by Acknowledging Self-Causation
To truly forgive someone, one must first acknowledge that they (the forgiver) are the ultimate cause of the perceived offense or negative event, having…
Step by step
- When someone offends or harms you, resist the urge to blame them externally.
- Go within and acknowledge that this person or event was drawn into your world by your own consciousness/imagination ('yourself pushed out').
- Recognize that the other person is acting under compulsion based on your imaginal call.
- From this understanding, consciously forgive them, knowing they 'know not what they do' in the larger metaphysical sense, as they are merely reflecting your inner state.
- Then, revise your imaginal act concerning the person or situation to prevent future undesirable reflections.
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The True Vine
To truly forgive someone, one must first acknowledge that they (the forgiver) are the ultimate cause of the perceived offense or negative event, having called it forth through their own imaginal acts. By recognizing the other person as merely playing a compelled part, forgiveness becomes possible.
If you know that you are the cause of your sorrow, can you not forgive the one who submitted it? Must you condemn a shadow, when you are its cause? Everyone who comes into your world is drawn there by your Father, with whom you are one. If he who enters insults or offends you and you know you are the cause of his seeming offense, can you not forgive him? Can you not say: 'Father, forgive him for he knows not what he is doing?' Your world is filled with those who are under compulsion to play their part because of what you have imagined. You may have forgotten your imaginal acts, and may even deny you ever entertained such thoughts; but they could not come if you had not called them out of yourself; therefore, you must forgive them, for they only did what you asked them to do.
Forgiveness is not about condoning an external act but about recognizing one's own responsibility as the imaginal cause of the event. This understanding allows one to release condemnation and revise the inner state that produced the undesirable outcome.