[Vision2020] Global Spirit: Forgiveness and Healing

[Ted Moffett]

http://www.linktv.org/globalspirit/Forgiveness

Video/Audio of program down loadable at above website:

*Forgiveness and Healing*

Most world religions and wisdom traditions include teachings on the nature
of forgiveness.  From the notion of divine forgiveness to that of humans
practicing forgiveness, there are countless spiritual myths, lessons and
teachings that explore the complex nature and process of forgiveness and
reconciliation in their various forms.

Outside of the spiritual realm, psychologists, sociologists and doctors are
among the scientific disciplines researching this perennial human need. The
desire to forgive is widely recognized by the public, but they are often at
a loss for ways to accomplish it.  A 1988 Gallup poll found that 94% of
people asked said it was important to forgive, but 85% said they needed some
outside help to be able to do it.

This episode of Global Spirit explores forgiveness and healing on a personal
and societal level, illuminating how spiritual practice and compassion can
aid us on this most critical of journeys.  Host Phil Cousineau brings
together three guests who each approach the topic from a different angle. We
see Ed Tick and his wife Kate Dahlstedt take a group of traumatized Vietnam
War vets back to the land where they fought and killed, to help them learn
the art of “forgiveness of the self” for what they did during a war almost
40 years ago. Program guest Azim Khamisa practices “forgiveness of the
other” as he traces how he learned to forgive the boy who murdered his own
son.  Now Khamisa works with the killer’s grandfather to foster forgiveness
and healing with young audiences all over the world.

 *He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.
-George Herbert*
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