Comments on: The Miracle and the Irony of Forgiving

By: ” 來自費城(Philadelphia)有趣的訪客：Nick Yarris " on Positive Psychology News Daily - Chinese 中文(繁)

Tue, 06 May 2008 18:51:47 +0000

[…] 蘇格蘭的Howard League以我一位朋友及同事Drummond Hunter之名舉辦了一個年度講座，向他深遠的影響致敬，他於2002年逝世。Hunter與他的妻子Peggy曾經是遠東戰爭的囚犯，監禁使身高6呎4吋的Drummond體重降至不足50公斤。Drummond避談他經驗裡的辛酸，說這會腐蝕內心。寬恕和諒解是他回應的中心。(要知道更多有關寬恕，請看Doug Turner的寬恕的奇蹟和諷刺)。 […]

By: ” 来自费城(Philadelphia)有趣的访客：Nick Yarris " on Positive Psychology News Daily - Chinese 中文(简)

Sun, 04 May 2008 10:46:51 +0000

[…] 苏格兰霍华德联盟（Howard League）举办了一个年度讲座，向我一位于2002年逝世的朋友及同事—德拉蒙德.汉特（Drummond Hunter）的深远影响致敬。Hunter与他的妻子Peggy曾经是远东战争的囚犯，监禁使身高6呎4吋的Drummond体重不足50公斤。Hunter避谈他经验里的辛酸，说这会腐蚀内心。宽恕和谅解是他回应的中心。(要知道更多有关宽恕，请看Doug Turner的宽恕的奇迹和讽刺)。 […]

By: ” Interesting Visitor from Philadelphia: Nick Yarris " on Positive Psychology News Daily

Thu, 01 May 2008 20:43:20 +0000

[…] Forgiveness lay at the heart of his response. And understanding. (For more about forgiveness, see The Miracle and Irony of Forgiving by Doug […]

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forgive someone you hate | mad housewife — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 18:41:21 +0000

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By: Dave Shearon

Dave Shearon — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:53:30 +0000

Doug, thanks for this post. Aside from your spirit shining through, I really appreciate that you are continuing to study and apply your knowledge for the benefit of those in your life. A real gift.

By: Doug Turner

Doug Turner — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 02:01:57 +0000

Angus and Kirsten:
Thanks for your kind comments. Angus - great to hear from you. I hope I can visit Scotland someday and have you give me the grand tour.

Kirsten, As you mentioned, forgiving and being forgiven are very powerful. I know I just scratched the surface of this profound topic. Worthington mentions a technique similar to Kornfield’s to prepare for the alturistic gift of forgiveness. Its part of the “A” step in his REACH model. Thanks for your thoughts.

Doug

By: Kirsten Cronlund

Kirsten Cronlund — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:45:45 +0000

Thanks, Doug, for opening up this topic. There is so much power in forgiveness, although it is so hard to let go of resentment, especially when it feels (and often is) so justified. I have a audio book by Jack Kornfield, a meditation teacher, called The Beginner’s Guide to Forgiveness. I think he holds the key in this, which is that he begins by asking the listener to first go to a place in his or her heart where he or she needs to ASK forgiveness. Then, through a series of steps (including forgiving oneself), he finally leads the listener to the place of being able to forgive. Coming in through the back door in this way opens up possiblities that otherwise might be hard to access.

By: Angus

Angus — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 20:08:46 +0000

Doug
Always good to hear your thoughts - and I hope you and your loved ones are flourishing. I thought you would be interested to know that the Church of Scotland has recently rebdagd its social provision arm as CrossReach, see http://www.crossreach.org.uk/.

Best aye
Angus

By: Debbie Swick

Debbie Swick — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:04:05 +0000

Doug, You have done a great job of bringing out the power in forgiveness. We can find strength in what some may call a weakness (abandoning our “right” to resentment). Thank you for sharing these essential truths.