This week we will begin studying the Blue Mountain Journal Forgiving Others, Forgiving Ourselves issued in the Summer of 2016. We hope this study will inspire us and provide soothing balm for us all! Here is the quote from Easwaran on the back page of this journal: “Jesus says, ‘Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.’ I caught the connection immediately: if I am able to forgive others for what they have done to me, I will find it very easy to forgive myself for the trouble I may have caused others. So for those who find it very hard to forgive themselves, I would suggest that they learn to forgive others.”
Let’s start by focusing on the title article from Easwaran, “Forgiving Others, Forgiving Ourselves,” on pages 5–17.
Is there a relationship in your life that you wish you could improve? Read this article for tips from Easwaran. Try applying those tips, even if you can’t apply them directly to this particular relationship.
In these challenging times, the disturbances in our lives and in the world can creep into your sleep. But your evening routine can invite Easwaran in, and you can even make it a conscious invitation. Turn off other media, read from Easwaran for a few minutes, and then go to bed repeating the mantram.
And for our spiritual bonus this week, here is Christin Easwaran reading “Khatum” from Hazrat Inayat Khan.