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Forgiving Myself - I Am Not My Mistake
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Forgiving Myself - I Am Not My Mistake

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1991

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When you're weighed down by guilt and seeking emotional healing and inner forgiveness, try this soul-cleansing meditation.

Om Shanti… Relax yourself… Take a deep breath and release it slowly…

I gently bring my entire focus to the present moment… In this silence and stillness, I go deep inside and listen to the inner voice... inner conscience… Since the past many days, my thoughts have been revolving around a mistake that I have committed… In the darkness of ignorance, I have made the mistake and later when the darkness faded away, then in the light of truth, I have realised what I have done…

Now, I choose to move beyond this pain and beyond the past, into a space of acceptance and peace… So, to cleanse myself off this guilt I move towards the ocean… I switch myself OFF from this place and switch myself ON at the seashore… I stand on the shores of the sea gazing intensely at the vast and beautiful ocean… the never-stopping waves are inspiring me to bounce back again… I feel the waves coming and gently washing my feet… and as they go back, I feel my feet sinking into the sand, the waves are taking away the burden from beneath my feet…

I now sit down on the shores of the ocean, and with my finger, I write down on the sand, the mistake that has happened… As I write it down, I slowly release it from my mind… I release the grip of the old memories... and after I finish writing it... I sit in deep silence... A huge wave comes and washes away all that I have written on the sand… Yes, everything is washed away and wiped away forever! The consciousness of guilt has been released from the deepest corners of my mind once and for all! Now my mind is cleared off all the fog… I no longer fight with the past, I rise above… I reconnect to the light that has always been within… I realize a beautiful star shining in the centre of my forehead… I am this soft and sparkling star, separate from the body… This is the ‘Real ME’, full of goodness, full of radiance… originally a pure being… an eternal soul in a journey… I forgive myself understanding that it was just a single chapter and not my entire story… I am not broken; in fact, I am becoming… I never lost my light; I just forgot it… I now step back into my light…

I no longer punish myself for yesterday’s role, I no longer carry the guilt, I no longer carry the weight of what has happened, I just carry the insight and the wisdom that it has given me to help me grow… I let go, I lighten up, I evolve gently and gracefully… I am healed, I am free, I am peace, I am light… I step into the freedom of feeling fine… I thank God, the eternal Point of Light for empowering me… I now switch myself OFF from the seashore and switch myself ON back at my place, a NEW ME altogether, with NEW HOPES, NEW ENERGY, inspired towards NEW BEGINNINGS… Om Shanti…

This guided meditation gently leads you through a deep process of self-reflection, acceptance, and emotional release. It helps dissolve the heaviness of guilt by anchoring you in the present moment and symbolically cleansing your spirit through the imagery of the ocean.

You emerge lighter, more connected with your true self—no longer defined by past mistakes but uplifted by the wisdom gained. This practice nurtures emotional resilience, restores your inner light, and inspires a sense of spiritual rebirth and peace.

Brahma Kumaris has Rajyoga Meditation Centers across the globe. These centers are peaceful and welcoming spaces where you can learn and practice Rajyoga meditation in person. Most cities have at least one center, and larger cities often have several located nearby.