Is it easier to forgive other then to forgive yourself ?

Question

i find it hard to forgive myself

Answer 1

I think so. I have such a hard time forgiving myself. I still think of things that I did or said as a little kid. And yet I can forgive whoever of whatever and almost instantly forget about it.

Answer 2

I believe that at a certain point in our spiritual development we come to the realization that in order to progress we must ultimately forgive ourselves. However we cannot reach this level of awareness if we don't yet show love and forgiveness towards out fellow man.

A hateful and fearful heart would find it impossible to forgive others because this 'ego' centered person believes in 'debt' and 'owe' and 'pain' and 'lack' and 'hate'. The tenets of misery. Anyone who has loved deeply and then felt 'betrayed' can attest to the above feelings I'm sure.

It is simply necessary to be in a constant state of forgiveness with all things and people, in order to truly live and experience joy.

We need to understand that we have to forgive others as we would forgive ourselves and as we forgive others so do we forgive ourselves...there is no disconnection. Only in a failed perception do we not see our oneness with others.

So if someone thinks that they can forgive themselves easier than others or others easier than themselves...then they are living with the belief in separation of self and this leads to fear. Fear and love or forgiveness, cannot co-exist. One is false and the other true.

But many people speak of forgiveness without actually achieving its state of awareness. When a state of forgiveness is obtained, one feels only bliss and an all encompassing feeling of love and compassion towards the one who you previously felt wronged you. Whomever that may be.

Within everyone of us there exists the potential to live a life of grace or one of absolute forgiveness. This is a spiritual law: As you forgive others so are you forgiven! Consider only the principles of love on which forgiveness is founded and liberate your soul forever:

1.) You are already complete. You were created out of love itself. The very nature of which is infinite. Love has everything it needs already, there is no lack. Can you imagine living in a state of constant joy? Truly, a joy filled soul harbors no ill feelings of any sort. Period.

You actually don't need all that money. All those cars. All those houses. All those clothes. All those women or men to be complete. The ego thinks you do and because you listen to its voice the loudest, and follow its dictates, we have the world we live in now. But in the end, we will come to the realization that it has been and is a just a waste of time to listen to the ego at all...

2.) We are all children of the creator. Of love itself. Brothers and sisters to Christ even! Imagine the second coming is actually the awakening of the self-aware man and woman, throughout the entire world! Truly Heaven on Earth! That the Christ self is our true self. This is the only self that can truly forgive and live in grace and joy.

The first three words of Christ's commandments to his disciples always started with "You shall love..." Since we are made of love from the Creator, is it any wonder that our self-aware brother should pass along this important message to us? To his sleeping siblings that have only forgotten their true nature?

The principles of Love and Truth can be exalted upon infinitely, and in any true talk about the subject of forgiveness which is an aspect of Love. The above topics and many more that i have not written about, are all relevant for a complete understanding of the subject. Its all been said or written down before...seek and you shall find!

Answer 3

No, I can forgive myself much easier than others.

Answer 4

Yes i would say it is,because you will always remember the mistake and the consequences of your mistake. But with others you can forgive and forget because your not living with their mistake,so you would never regret it.

Answer 5

no,it is wrong but human nature finds it difficult to forgive others,and need a excuse to forgive themselves

Answer 6

absolutely! We are hardest on ourselves. Yeah others may do something horrible but we tend to forgive them faster than if we make a horrible mistake. we are human though.

Answer 7

Absolutely.

Answer 8

Yes, I agree with you. If you don't know your inner self, that means you have not known yourself. So inorder to forgive yourself you should know your inner self.

Answer 9

Yes much easier.

Answer 10

Yes.