BY DEEPAK CHOPRA, MD A PATH TO PERSONAL FORGIVENESS: DEFEAT THE THREE DRAGONS 

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3 DRAGONS JUDGMENT, ANGER, AND BLAME

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A PATH TO FORGIVENESS 7 KEY STEPS

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1. FIND YOUR OWN PEACE THROUGH MEDITATION, YOGA, OR OTHER CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICE.

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2. RENOUNCE THE ILLUSION THAT YOU CAN CHANGE SOMEONE ELSE'S MORALITY OR WORLDVIEW

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3. KNOW THAT YOU CAN DO MORE TO CHANGE THE WORLD BY WHO YOU ARE THAN BY ANYTHING YOU CAN SAY OR TEACH.

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4. TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR NONVIOLENCE IN YOUR SPEECH AND ACTION.

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5. ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF JUDGMENT, BLAME, AND ANGER IN YOURSELF.

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6. ASSOCIATE WITH LIKE MINDED PEOPLE WHO ARE COMMITTED TO PEACE AND FORGIVENESS.

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7. ADOPT A VISION OF THE HIGHEST POSSIBILITIES FOR HUMANKIND.

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PAYING ATTENTION TO ONE OR MORE OF THESE STEPS EVERY DAY, YOU WILL BRING THE POWER OF SELF-AWARENESS INTO PLAY,

WHICH IS THE LEVEL OF THE SOLUTION.

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