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Speaker 1: Approach production. Good morning, I'm Jennifer Cray, host of your

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Speaker 1: Morning Mantra. Today's meditation explores forgiveness and how compassion can

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Speaker 1: soften what feels difficult when understanding others feels out of reach.

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Speaker 1: Your mourning mantra, choose mercy and compassion and forgiveness.

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Speaker 2: Let's begin. If it's safe to do so, close your

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Speaker 2: eyes or lower your gaze. Relax your eyes, relax your ears,

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Speaker 2: relax your jaw, relax your shoulder down, and bring your

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Speaker 2: attention to your breath.

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Speaker 1: Drawing your breath down into your heart. Forgiveness comes easy

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Speaker 1: for some and can be difficult for others. When forgiveness

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Speaker 1: feels out of reach, it can be helpful to gently

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Speaker 1: place ourselves into the other's shoes. Consider a time when

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Speaker 1: you acted in a way that may have been hurtful

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Speaker 1: to another, Or imagine a future moment when you may

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Speaker 1: do the same that has been done to you. How

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Speaker 1: would you want to be treated, perhaps with mercy, with understanding,

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Speaker 1: with compassion. How would this feel? Allow this awareness to

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Speaker 1: soften your perspective. Notice the shared humanity between us. We

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Speaker 1: can choose to act from the prison of fear, pain,

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Speaker 1: or unhealed places, or we can choose freedom and act

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Speaker 1: with me and compassion to others and to ourselves. Today's mantra,

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Speaker 1: choose mercy and compassion in forgiveness. Repeat to yourself, either

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Speaker 1: out loud or in your mind. Choose mercy and compassion

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Speaker 1: and forgiveness.

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Speaker 3: Bringing your awareness back to your breath, breathing in and

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Speaker 3: out of your heart space. May you be happy, may

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Speaker 3: you be well, May you be free from stress, worry, fear,

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Speaker 3: and anxiety.

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Speaker 1: And may your.

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Speaker 3: Whole life be truly blessed. Bringing your awareness back to

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Speaker 3: the space around you and slowly opening your eyes to

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Speaker 3: increase self awareness and growth. I invite you to listen

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Speaker 3: to this evening's reflection. You can also deepen your practice

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Speaker 3: with me on Inside Timer find the link below. In

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Speaker 3: the show notes