The Beginner's Guide to Forgiveness

Overview

Forgiveness is possible. On The Beginner’s Guide to Forgiveness, author Jack Kornfield explores why forgiveness personally and globally is essential to our health and happiness, and how you can start using this timeless practice to transform emotional wounds into healing and understanding.

Drawing from his background in meditation and psychology, Kornfield reveals the path to forgiveness and the way out of our pain. Once you understand your own suffering, he says, compassion arises naturally, so you can extend it to others as well as yourself. With guided meditations and insights from the world’s wisdom teachings, Kornfield shows how forgiveness can be practiced as a gift we give not only to others – but ultimately to ourselves.

HIGHLIGHTS:
• How forgiveness and compassion are possible in situations of suffering
• How forgiveness can be coupled with strength and self-protection
• The practices that lead to forgiveness of yourself and others
• Includes guided meditations

Reviews (2)

Beginners Guide to Forgiveness

Written by Glenna on July 30th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 2/5

Probably a good start but leaves out some major points. Not compelling.

Beginner's Guide to Forgiveness

Written by Anonymous on May 5th, 2005

  • Book Rating: 2/5

This book has it's good points but it goes over things that I already have knowlege of. It is not a bad book. Eric

Author Details

Author Details

Kornfield, Jack

"Jack Kornfield, the bestselling author of several books, including A Path with Heart and Buddha's Little Instruction Book, is a founder of the Spirit Rock Meditation Center.

Christina Feldman is the author of Woman Awake and, like Kornfield, is an internationally recognized Buddhist teacher who leads spiritual retreats around the world."