Forgiveness of a Terrorist

Contents for Forgiveness of a Terrorist

• Forgiveness of a terrorist
• Releasing judgment is a form of prayer for a terrorist
• Release Statements on possible solutions to bring greater world peace
• Release Statements on possible reasons for terrorism
• Prayer for a terrorist - for finding inner peace on their behalf and our behalf
• Other faith articles relevant to Prayer for a Terrorist
• This article includes an image of the Bible quote 'Love your enemies'.

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Forgiveness of a terrorist

Jesus on the cross chose to forgive the perpetrators -
"forgive them they know not what they do".

Jesus also claimed his unity with one of the criminals who hung beside of him -
"you will be with me in paradise".

To explore the areas in which we understand the terrorist is a form of forgiveness.
Just to be clear:
... forgiveness does not mean failing to hold the terrorist accountable
... forgiveness does not mean failing to protect ourselves on the level of this world.

Forgiveness of the terrorist does not suggest that we feel anything other than profound sympathy for the victims of a terrorist attack.

For me, forgiveness is an underlying commitment to see the other as a part of God and therefore as a part of ourselves.

I believe that when we practice forgiveness and choose to cultivate a sense of unity with others, we offer spiritual help and a contribution to world peace.

Releasing judgment is a form of prayer for a terrorist

In 1993 I developed the forgiveness practice of Releasing Judgment.

Below, I release judgement (It's OK to _____) on the terrorists.
(When you sign up to this spiritual website, you are sent a link to download a free ebook on the forgiveness practice of releasing judgment.)

The first lot of release statements are applicable to being at the effect of a terrorist.

The second lot invite us to explore the motivations of the terrorists themselves in the search for spiritual insight.

You may be able to apply some of them to a bully in your own life.
It is easy to relate to them myself.
We are one.

If you haven't already read the e-book, Releasing Judgment,
please know that 'It's OK to _____' is not a moral statement.
It is an invitation to hold a space of non-judgment in order to receive insight into how a behaviour shows up in your own life.
The insight will often provide guidance on whether to keep the behaviour, apply it in a different area of your life, or drop it.
(See the e-book for a deeper explanation.)

Releasing judgment is compatible with forgiveness as presented in the Bible and in A Course In Miracles.

Release Statements on possible solutions to bring greater world peace

When you feel the pain of witnessing terrorism or invasion, what is your spiritual practice?
What do you think is the solution?

Below, I release judgment on some possible spiritual approaches.

Looking into the mirror of the world
It's OK to believe that the only way the other will stop attacking you is if you find the way in which you are attacking yourself, and establish peace in your internal world.

It's OK to be willing to see a way in which you are the same as the other.

It's OK to experience someone’s bad behaviour as giving you an opportunity to love yourself regardless of your own bad behaviour.
It's OK to see a way in which you terrorise yourself, and to receive love for yourself just as you are.
A commitment to knowing your Oneness

It's OK that at times when you feel alienated, you engage in a spiritual practice which affirms your oneness.

It's OK to see everyone as a part of God.
It's OK to feel a sense of belonging with everyone.

It's OK if you experience ‘the other’ as a part of you to the point where they are no longer 'the other'.

Be human: allow feelings and judgment
It's OK to respond to treatment which harms you by first honouring any feeling you feel.
It's OK to honour any anger you feel in private.
It's OK to either use or set aside any anger in order to act in the way which is best for your well-being.

The spiritual practice of sending love and blessing
It's OK to respond to treatment which harms you by actively sending love to 'the other' in your mind.

A belief in peace
It's OK to believe that peace is possible.
It's OK to take time to rest in Peace.

A commitment to receive Love
It's OK that even when you feel separate from God, you still allow God to love you.
It's OK that regardless of how you are treated, you choose to believe you are part of Love itself.

It's OK that when you feel the need to know 'I am right' and 'I am enough' you engage in a spiritual practice that reminds you you are right and you are enough because you are part of Love.

It's OK to believe that Love is the solution.
It's OK to take time to rest in Love.

It's OK to have thoughts in your mind which make being with yourself a loving place to be.
It's OK to think the world would be a better place if everybody learned to receive God's love.
It's OK to take the lead and practise receiving God's love.

Claiming your home
It's OK to feel free to be who you are.
Who you are is part of Love itself and this cannot be changed.
It's OK to feel at home in God.

Spiritual solution
It's OK to believe that including God in your problem solving is the only way to find a solution which is best for all.
Even when it goes against your experience and judgement of how things are, it's OK to follow the belief that God is the solution.

Adherence to a spiritual text
It's OK to believe the words in your holy book speak of a reality which is more real than your physical world.
It's OK to believe in your right to practice Love even when people tell you you're naive or wrong to do so.

Dying to self as part of the spiritual journey
It's OK to be fearless in allowing God to love you because you are not afraid to die to your separated self.
It's OK to die to your sense of self on the spiritual journey.

Release Statements on possible reasons for terrorism

Getting clear on who is the enemy to your peace

It's OK to feel alienated.
It's OK to feel that due to someone's words or actions what should be your home is not your home.
It's OK to feel that this person's words or actions restrict your freedom to be who you are.

Separating yourself off from the enemy
It's OK to respond to feeling alienated by separating yourself off.
It's OK to label someone (a group of people) as ‘the other’.
It's OK to find someone (a group of people) you can label as 'your people'.

It's OK that because you are brought together by a sense of being 'other than' you are attached to feeling different.
It's OK to feel like you would lose something if you gave up feeling different in this way.

It's OK to get clear on who is the enemy.
It's OK to find that viewing the same person (group) as the enemy bolsters your sense of unity with someone (members of your own group).
Comparison to the enemy, judging your way as the right way

It's OK to feel good about being different from 'the other'.
It's OK to feel that by comparison you are 'right' and you are 'enough'.
It's OK to think the world would be a better place if people lived by your rules.
It's OK to claim power in order to establish your rules and make the world a better place.

The justification for attack or rejection
It's OK to experience someone as being the enemy of your safety and well-being.
It's OK to believe the only way the other will stop attacking you is if you subdue them.
It's OK to feel that aggressive behaviour on your part is justified by the aggression to which you are subjected.
It's OK to feel that aggressive behaviour on your part is justified by your mission to make your world (the world) a more peaceful place.

Releasing on attack without clarity
It's OK to attack without being clear about what you want to achieve.
It's OK to attack without communicating what the one you are attacking could do to make you put down your guns.
It's OK to ride a wave of anger without considering the consequences.
It's OK to believe you will hurt less if someone else hurts more.

It's OK to attack the place where you live, and thereby make your own home less habitable.

Adherence to a spiritual text
It's OK to follow the words in a book even when they go against your experience and judgement of how things are.
It's OK to believe these words contain more truth than the information recevied through your physical senses.
It's OK that even when many people tell you you are wrong in your approach, you believe you are right.

Death
It's OK to have no fear of death.
It's OK to believe that good things await you after death.
It's OK to be prepared to die as the price for belonging.

A prayer for a terrorist

Below I share a prayer to invite forgiveness of a terrorist that affirms our unity with the innocent victims, but also with the attackers, perpetrators, terrorists (and freedom-fighters). Also with the military fighting for good (and for bad).

Click here for a full list of prayers on this spiritual website.

For another prayer to help world peace, click on the link below to move from Prayer for a terrorist to say a Prayer for Leaders.

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