How do we forgive ourselves?

Students of A Course in Miracles typically recognize that the Course’s main teaching is forgiveness. Yet many often assume that this is about forgiving ourselves. Even if we forgive others, don’t we need to forgive ourselves first? Robert and Emily talk about this question in this episode of Exploring A Course in Miracles. Is the Course talking mainly about forgiving other people or forgiving ourselves? What is the relation between them? And which one comes first? If you want to learn more about what the Course teaches on forgiveness, don't miss this discussion.

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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:40 The Course’s views on forgiveness
04:06 What is the evidence for the claim that forgiveness is the Course’s central teaching?
05:42 Do we have to forgive ourselves first in order to forgive someone else?
16:29 Doing our best
21:41 “Yours are mistakes, but his are sins” double standard
26:06 What are we forgiving ourselves for?
29:15 Forgiving ourselves is an important goal in the Course (with quotes)
32:42 Forgiving others is how we reach the goal of forgiving ourselves
39:09 How do we practically apply the idea that giving forgiveness is receiving it?
42:25 Our brother is our savior
46:20 Benefits of forgiving others
48:48 The connection between forgiving others and forgiving ourselves
57:14 Conclusion - what is the big takeaway?

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