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MONJORONSON:  You can go about that through various exercises, both [[physical]] exercises and [[mental]] [[exercises]].  At the physical level, you would want to be able to release that energy through exercise, through deprivation of water or food, or through exertion or exhaustion.  You can achieve this effectively when you exercise your body physically, and at the same time repeat affirmations of forgiveness for this activity, this event that occurred.  You would state during your physical exercise that you are releasing all energy of the memory of the offense for which you need to forgive.  [[Forgiveness]] is an exercise; it is a label that you give to an exercise, both mental and physical for [[Surrender|releasing]] that energy.  To say, “I forgive you,” is just simply saying the [[words]]—there must be something more that underlies those words.  

MONJORONSON:  You can go about that through various exercises, both [[physical]] exercises and [[mental]] [[exercises]].  At the physical level, you would want to be able to release that energy through exercise, through deprivation of water or food, or through exertion or exhaustion.  You can achieve this effectively when you exercise your body physically, and at the same time repeat affirmations of forgiveness for this activity, this event that occurred.  You would state during your physical exercise that you are releasing all energy of the memory of the offense for which you need to forgive.  [[Forgiveness]] is an exercise; it is a label that you give to an exercise, both mental and physical for [[Surrender|releasing]] that energy.  To say, “I forgive you,” is just simply saying the [[words]]—there must be something more that underlies those words.  

You must “exhaust” the energy within you to have a complete release of the [[Poison|toxins]] of those memories.  When I say “exhaust” I use the [[metaphor]] of an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_combustion internal combustion engine] where the fuel (memories) are burned up by physical exercise that is guided by your intention for doing so, and your verbal repetition of that statement.  Doing so, you release the spent exhaust to the [[universe]].

You must “exhaust” the energy within you to have a complete release of the [[Poison|toxins]] of those memories.  When I say “exhaust” I use the [[metaphor]] of an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_combustion internal combustion engine] where the fuel (memories) are burned up by physical exercise that is guided by your intention for doing so, and your verbal repetition of that statement.  Doing so, you release the spent exhaust to the [[universe]].

To release or get rid of that energy at all levels, saying, “I forgive you” at the dinner table, for example, when somebody has said something wrong to you, is to go through the [[motion]]s of forgiveness.  It is much like you have read about being blessed, when someone says, “I bless you.” Those are nice words, but it really is a statement, words, that identify a deeper level of [[action]] within you energetically.  

To release or get rid of that energy at all levels, saying, “I forgive you” at the dinner table, for example, when somebody has said something wrong to you, is to go through the [[motion]]s of forgiveness.  It is much like you have read about being blessed, when someone says, “I bless you.” Those are nice words, but it really is a statement, words, that identify a deeper level of [[action]] within you energetically.  

These are temporary organizations which you have personified, and your [[personification]] of these nations gives rise in you to hold hostility against many people, whereas if you were to relate to one [[individual]] of that nation, you would probably find them [[worthy]] and deserving of your [[affection]] and your [[attention]], your [[presence]] in their life, and you would be [[curious]] to know more about them.  Nations are not people; they are not individuals; you miss the point of your [[growth]] when you personify groups of people and say they are good or bad.  They are not [[individuals]].  You would be better to look at the [[intentions]] of those groups, those [[collective]] bodies, and see what is it that these people are striving to do.  What is it that makes them hostile?  What is it that makes them [[violent]]?  What is it that they are lacking?  For when you address what individuals are lacking within a group, you will begin to erode the impersonal nature of those people; you will see them as needy and needful; you will see them as needing to grow in their culture to become “one” in the world.  What is it that they need to be a [[sustainable]] [[citizen]] with you, with the world?

These are temporary organizations which you have personified, and your [[personification]] of these nations gives rise in you to hold hostility against many people, whereas if you were to relate to one [[individual]] of that nation, you would probably find them [[worthy]] and deserving of your [[affection]] and your [[attention]], your [[presence]] in their life, and you would be [[curious]] to know more about them.  Nations are not people; they are not individuals; you miss the point of your [[growth]] when you personify groups of people and say they are good or bad.  They are not [[individuals]].  You would be better to look at the [[intentions]] of those groups, those [[collective]] bodies, and see what is it that these people are striving to do.  What is it that makes them hostile?  What is it that makes them [[violent]]?  What is it that they are lacking?  For when you address what individuals are lacking within a group, you will begin to erode the impersonal nature of those people; you will see them as needy and needful; you will see them as needing to grow in their culture to become “one” in the world.  What is it that they need to be a [[sustainable]] [[citizen]] with you, with the world?

Vicki:  Thank you, Monjoronson.  That explains a lot, “the disconnect” that I feel sometimes when [[leaders]] are not assisting individuals in their [[populations]] to forgive and move on and unify.  And yet, there are times, I’m sure, when individual factional groups that live side-by-side like in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East Middle East], actually develop [[friendship]] with individuals of the other faction.  I have always felt that there was a disconnect.  How do we take those two processes and bring them together?  I’m not sure if I am making sense here.

Vicki:  Thank you, Monjoronson.  That explains a lot, “the disconnect” that I feel sometimes when [[leaders]] are not assisting individuals in their [[populations]] to forgive and move on and unify.  And yet, there are times, I’m sure, when individual factional groups that live side-by-side like in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East Middle East], actually develop [[friendship]] with individuals of the other faction.  I have always felt that there was a disconnect.  How do we take those two processes and bring them together?  I’m not sure if I am making sense here.

MONJORONSON:  Yes, and if you are able to see this disconnect, if you are able to see how [[political]] [[leaders]] manipulate their people and manipulate everyone to “get onboard,” on the same direction, then you will have [[discovered]] a great deal about how nations gain [[identity]].  This whole [[process]] is a huge element that we must overcome before the earliest stages of [[light and life]] can begin to appear in your world.  National [[identity]], national images must be dissolved, so that all people of all nations see each other around the world as one, as one nation, one people, one [[civilization]], one [[culture]].  You see now why it will take decades and centuries for us to overcome this.  It is a sense of identity, of national [[ego]], of separatism that must be overcome.  These are the very [[fundamentals]] of what you have been asking about.

MONJORONSON:  Yes, and if you are able to see this disconnect, if you are able to see how [[political]] [[leaders]] manipulate their people and manipulate everyone to “get onboard,” on the same direction, then you will have [[discovered]] a great deal about how nations gain [[identity]].  This whole [[process]] is a huge element that we must overcome before the earliest stages of [[light and life]] can begin to appear in your world.  National [[identity]], national images must be dissolved, so that all people of all nations see each other around the world as one, as one nation, one people, one [[civilization]], one [[culture]].  You see now why it will take decades and centuries for us to overcome this.  It is a sense of identity, of national [[ego]], of separatism that must be overcome.  These are the very [[fundamentals]] of what you have been asking about.

Vicki:  Yes, they are.  Thank you.  During the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_and_reconciliation truth and reconciliation] hearings of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa South Africa], following the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid apartheid], the intent was to promote [[healing]] and national [[unity]] through forgiveness, and the main objective was to uncover the truth about past [[abuse]], using [[amnesty]] as a [[mechanism]], rather than punishing crimes.  It appears from the studies done, afterward, that the level of [[healing]] for those who participated, varied considerably—which I would expect, since we are all in a different place in our development and in our healing—but that much was gained in understanding the process and the many contributing factors to so much oppression.  My question is:  Do you see this as a viable option to promote global [[peace]] among nations?  If so, in what ways?

Vicki:  Yes, they are.  Thank you.  During the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_and_reconciliation truth and reconciliation] hearings of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa South Africa], following the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apartheid apartheid], the intent was to promote [[healing]] and national [[unity]] through forgiveness, and the main objective was to uncover the truth about past [[abuse]], using [[amnesty]] as a [[mechanism]], rather than punishing crimes.  It appears from the studies done, afterward, that the level of [[healing]] for those who participated, varied considerably—which I would expect, since we are all in a different place in our development and in our healing—but that much was gained in understanding the process and the many contributing factors to so much oppression.  My question is:  Do you see this as a viable option to promote global [[peace]] among nations?  If so, in what ways?

MONJORONSON: Yes, it is a very valuable process.  It requires a very higher mind for doing this.  It draws a line in the sand of [[time]], stating all before this is [[history]].  It is not a matter of forgiveness or retribution for past actions; they simply are seen as non-existing so that from this [[moment]] forward, all is new, and that those who had created great [[violence]], if they were to live in [[peace]], they would not be harmed, they would not be bothered about what occurred in the past, because the past is virtually non-existent any more.  It relieves the mind of having to remember vengeance, remembering the incidents and having to act out vengeance for those past atrocities, crimes or difficulties on both sides.  Amnesty and this process says, as of this date, the past no longer exists; we are “one” now and let us live as “one.”  

MONJORONSON: Yes, it is a very valuable process.  It requires a very higher mind for doing this.  It draws a line in the sand of [[time]], stating all before this is [[history]].  It is not a matter of forgiveness or retribution for past actions; they simply are seen as non-existing so that from this [[moment]] forward, all is new, and that those who had created great [[violence]], if they were to live in [[peace]], they would not be harmed, they would not be bothered about what occurred in the past, because the past is virtually non-existent any more.  It relieves the mind of having to remember vengeance, remembering the incidents and having to act out vengeance for those past atrocities, crimes or difficulties on both sides.  Amnesty and this process says, as of this date, the past no longer exists; we are “one” now and let us live as “one.”