Beyond Forgiveness
by Saqib Rizvi
"Understanding replaces forgiveness in the mind of the master." - Neale Donald Walsch. Although it is challenging, but if we can somehow empathize with the person who hurt us, it becomes easy for us to forgive that person. Once we understand this person, we will also understand that the person just did their best from the level of consciousness they were at when they hurt you. Join Saqib in this meditation to move beyond forgiveness!
Transcript
Namaste.
My name is Saqib and it is my honor to guide you through this meditation.
Forgiving someone can be a very challenging task.
It takes immense courage to forgive someone,
Especially someone who became a source of tremendous suffering for us.
That's why I congratulate you for making this intention of forgiving.
Intention is everything.
Once you do forgive,
It is one of the most rewarding experiences.
This meditation can bring up certain emotions to the surface.
Just know that you are not alone.
I am there with you holding your hand through this process.
So now let's begin.
I would request you to get into your meditation posture.
Just make sure that your back is straight but relaxed at the same time.
And now gradually close your eyes.
Let's begin by relaxing each and every part of the body.
So bring your awareness to your head.
Then relax your head.
Relax your neck.
Relax your shoulders.
Relax your arms,
Your hands.
Relax your chest,
Your abdomen.
Relax your back,
Your pelvis.
Now relax your thighs,
Your knees.
And finally relaxing your calves and your feet.
And now you can bring your awareness to your breath.
To the inflow and the outflow of the breath.
Use your breath as the anchor to bring your mind and body to the present moment.
And then ask yourself who is watching the breath?
Be aware of this awareness that is watching the breath.
Feel this awareness that is watching the breath.
And now in your minds I imagine and visualize the person who became a source of suffering for you.
The person whom you want to forgive.
Visualize that this person is sitting in front of you.
Look at this person.
To forgive this person,
It's important to understand this person.
So now in your minds I imagine and visualize that your awareness or consciousness is moving out of your body.
Your consciousness is now ready to enter this person's body.
And now your awareness,
Your consciousness has entered this person's body.
You have now embodied this person.
You have become this person.
Feel what this person is feeling.
What hurts this person so much that they hurt you?
What emotion was driving the action of this person?
What were the difficulties,
Challenges that this person was going through at the time when they hurt you?
What are the challenges this person might be facing in their life?
Understand the mindset of this person.
What pain and suffering this person has gone through in their life,
Due to which they behaved in such a way?
What are those challenges and difficulties that have shaped this person?
What has caused hurt to this person?
How was the childhood of this person?
What are the difficulties this person might have gone through in their childhood?
What conditions have shaped this person's personality and character?
And realize that from this point of consciousness,
This person have just done their best.
Had they known better,
They would have behaved better.
Now that you are in this person's body,
You can totally understand the mindset of this person and what caused this person to behave in such a manner that was hurtful.
And now you are ready to come back to your own body.
So imagine and visualize that your awareness,
Your consciousness is moving out of the body of this person.
And it has entered back into your own body.
You are now back in your own body.
Now I would request you to place one or both of your hands on your heart center,
At the center of your chest.
And now breathe in and out of your heart center.
As you breathe in,
Feel that your breath is traveling into your heart and it is activating your heart center.
Feel that love,
That energy building up in your heart as you breathe in and out.
And now breathe in and out of your heart.
And now visualize that there is a beam of white light emanating from your heart.
And it is going to the heart of this person who is sitting in front of you.
Send love to this person.
Send your blessings to this person.
And now say to this person,
I forgive you because I now understand you.
I forgive you because I now understand you.
I forgive you because I now understand you.
Now you can relax your hands.
You can gradually bring your awareness back to your body.
The presence of your body in your surroundings.
You can wiggle your toes,
Move your fingers.
And gradually in your own time you can open your eyes and come out of the meditation.
Thank you so much for doing this work.
Take care.
Namaste.
4.8 (382)
Recent Reviews
Kathy
February 19, 2026
Helped me explore what harms led a person to harm me, making it easier for me to understand and forgive. Thank you, Saqib.
Heidi
July 31, 2025
What stood out during this emotional meditation were your words:’The other person did her best[also]’. So true and so very helpful to always keep that in mind in order to truly forgive- work in progress- and work at continuing to holding space in a living and genuine way without overstepping my boundaries. Thank you🌷
Katie
January 6, 2025
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟This meditation is truly miraculous 🙏My late maternal grandfather had been horrifically abusive to our family for most of our lives, and we are a family full of alcoholism and addiction and abysmally low self-esteem as a result of his abuse. I have been doing inner child work, affirmations, shadow work, you name it…trying to find a way to “rise above” the seething cauldron of rage I felt I had become as a result of exposure to him. I was overthinking every piece of data I gathered that pertained to him, and all it ever got me was a sort of emotional mathematical equations that never could get solved. It was always, “how could he DO that? Especially to the people he claimed to love?” I thought it was going to be impossible to forgive him. This meditation, for whatever reason, finally gave me the opportunity to integrate the fact that his own childhood trauma shaped who he became, and therefore shaped how he treated us all. I finally reached a point where I could see him for the truly damaged person he was inside, and I no longer see him as just a craven, selfish narcissist who only thought about himself. I am now feeling a change within me, like I am finally releasing all the feelings of low self-worth. It was all just him and had nothing to do with who I am or what I’m capable of or worthy to receive. Thank you, Saqib 🙏🫂✨❤️This meditation is truly transformative. I would recommend every person who uses this app to listen to this one 💯🕊️
Stacey
March 23, 2024
Dear Saqib, this was an extremely meaningful and helpful meditation to give forgiveness to someone that has hurt me. "I forgive you because I now understand you." Thank you for helping me ask the person that hurt me the right questions that provided me with answers that helped me understand them. This was a wonderful meditation! I feel much better about myself. A weight has been lifted. With gratitude and love, Stacey
Jennifer
December 24, 2022
Namaste, poweful meditation, I am feeling my heart heal.
María
October 1, 2022
Great! I could really feel their pain. Thanks for sharing. Namaste!
Bonnie
July 16, 2022
This was really helpful for where I am at in my healing journey with forgiveness.
Stacey
May 5, 2022
Thank you Saquib, this is a beautiful reminder meditation of how forgiveness can be so healing and helpful to oneself. ✨💛✨💛✨💛
Cora
March 27, 2022
Really beautiful, with an abundance of gratitude, thank you for sharing such beauty on Insight 💕🙇♂️🧘♀️🦋🙏
Barbara
January 14, 2022
Beautiful and highly effective
Jackie
December 23, 2021
Very intense and empowering. Intuitive. Thank you.
Lisa
September 17, 2021
I deeply felt this . Tears streamed down my face and this is definitely what I needed to listen to. It’s so healing to forgive. 💜🙏 thank you dear Saqib . ✨ you are a gift to me and help the world 🌎 to heal. Namaste 🙏
Patty
August 19, 2021
Very helpful to me, helping me move past anger to find compassion for the people who hurt me. They carried their own pain, which was also passed down to them. Love can heal this through me. Thank you Saqib, for holding my hand.
Sonali
August 19, 2021
Teaching me to open up the heart space further and heal myself by going beyond forgiving…..Saqib, I am so very grateful for you and your guidance.
Iris
August 18, 2021
Wow, this meditation is incredibly powerful and healing and brought so many answers and insights. I had to pause the recording at some time because of the strong emotions coming up. At the end, along with my tears, I felt forgiveness flowing. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for creating this meditation. 🙏✨❤
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August 14, 2021
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♾Brenda
August 9, 2021
Thank you Saqib for this impactful meditation. Namaste 🙏🏻
💕💕Cynthia
August 5, 2021
Forgiveness is sometimes hard. There are so many emotions. This meditation walks you through the process in a gentle and living way. I would highly recommend Beyond Forgiveness. 💕🙏💕
Joanna
August 3, 2021
Lovely Thank you
Kimberley
July 30, 2021
Aha! I made a wonderful discovery. I’m not very forgiving and during this meditation I realized I’m nowhere near being able to start forgiving them. I also find it quite interesting that I consider myself an extremely compassionate being, yet I’m unable to forgive or feel for compassion for those closest to me. Thank you for this meditation, dear Saqib. I love you! 🤍🤍🤍