A brief, accessible and practical discussion on Forgiveness: Compassion's unsung -- and often misunderstood -- hero.

Far from being a sign of weakness or acceptance of wrongdoing (which is often how so many people instinctively view it), forgiveness isn't about ignoring suffering or condoning harmful misdeeds, nor is it weak or powerless.

Forgiveness is a courageous, sometimes difficult mind/heart-felt activity that enables us to let go of stubbornly abiding fear, anger and resentment . . . and here's the 'thing': we don't forgive for any other person's sake, but profoundly for our own Benefit, our own Freedom, our own Well-being, our own best 'Is-ness'.

(Length: 16 minutes)

The Elegant Mind is shared here by Mark Winwood, a member of the teaching faculty at Naropa University (Boulder, CO) with accompanying music composed and performed by the San Francisco Bay-area musician Bobby Vega. 

contact: mwinwood@gmail.com