Whenever malfunction occurs within some body of expression or the flow of energies is disrupted and forces are in opposition to each other, then there is the possibility that the form is no longer adequate to reveal the purpose of the indwelling life.

There are two possible solutions. One, is the dissolution of the form, in order to accommodate a new one, fit for better service. Second, is the healing of that form, bringing to an end a period of disease. When the latter is the case, one is working along the lines of “making things anew”. The act of forgiveness, too, can be considered as making things anew in the world, summed up in that inspirational passage in the New Testament: Our Father…forgive us, as we forgive others. ¹

Many think that forgiveness is a sentimental gesture of the meek and gentle. This interpretation distorts and belittles the fundamental nature of forgiveness. Forgiveness is an act of good will. It is an act of acknowledging our inherent relationship with our fellow human beings. We are a complex system of forces expressed through the interplay of energies. The more evolved the human being, the greater the depth of understanding and natural willingness to engage in forgiveness, for it has been described as “the very breath of life itself”. ² From this perspective, it becomes apparent that the act of forgiveness heals, it constructs bridges and breaks down barriers, and builds right relationships in families, groups, communities, nations, and humanity itself.

Forgiveness helps to bind the spiritual realms ever closer to the human family. Those who forgive understand in their own way that there can be no true meaningful relationships unless we relinquish our separative and narrow thinking, and identify with the inner light in all evolving forms. In that sense, forgiveness reveals the element of true fellowship. It is the sacrifice of what is of personal interest for the sake of the impersonal interest which always is a group interest. This is the world of the soul.

In Triangles, we are helping to create that mental climate in which the nature of forgiveness can become more fully integrated into the affairs of humanity. And instead of a vague and shallow perception of this transformative power, we begin fleetingly at first, but with growing conviction in time, to realise it as “the very breath of life itself – the giving of all to all and for all”. ³

¹ . Matthew 6:9-12
² . Alice Bailey
³ . Alice Bailey