Tao of Forgiveness: The Healing Power of Forgiving Others and Yourself

Description

How do we forgive when forgiveness seems impossible? William Martin, author of the bestselling, The Parent's Tao Te Ching, provides practical and time honoured answers. He weaves excerpts from the ancient sacred Taoist scriptures together with insightful teaching stories, bringing the practice of forgiveness to readers of all spiritual backgrounds. Each chapter contains two parts - a journey towards forgiveness and a practical exercise in forgiving - and, also, includes personal anecdotes, poems and simple exercises. With the devastating personal and social damage caused by resentment, anger, guilt and shame in mind, Martin patiently and compassionately helps readers overcome the ills of "holding on" with the openness of the Tao. In this accessible work, he illustrates how forgiveness is freedom and that the pathway to overcoming anger is, also, the way to spiritual liberation.

William Martin is a bestselling Zen and Taoist author of four books. He is the founder of The Still Point, an educational and consulting centre in Chico, California, where he conducts workshops and seminars on Tai Chi, Zen, stages of spiritual development, meditation and religious burnout.