A Buddhist Prayer of Forgiveness
If I have harmed anyone in any way,
either knowingly or unknowingly
through my own confusions,
I ask their forgiveness.
If any one has harmed me in any way,
either knowingly or unknowingly
through their own confusions,
I forgive them.
And if there is a situation
I am not yet ready to forgive,
I forgive myself for that.
For all the ways that I harm myself,
negate, doubt, belittle myself,
judge or be unkind to myself,
through my own confusions,
I forgive myself.
Make a list for yourself:
I forgive myself for believing that I didn’t deserve to be happy.
I forgive myself for punishing myself for so many years.
I forgive myself for withholding self-love.
I forgive myself for hurting others when I was in pain.
I forgive myself for feeling like something is wrong with me.
I forgive myself for letting my past dictate my present.
I forgive myself for neglecting me and my dreams.
We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves. – Dalai Lama
