{"product_id":"beyond-forgiveness-9780470907733","title":"Beyond Forgiveness","description":"\"If we harbor thoughts of violence or hatred, or seek revenge or retribution, we are contributing to the wounding of the world; if we transform those thoughts into forgiveness and compassion, and then move beyond them to actually make amends or restitution, we are contributing to the healing of the world. This timely, powerful and compassionate book helps show us the way.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eDeepak Chopra\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Nothing will help us survive the present age more than breaking the tragic cycles of violence and revenge that threaten our very existence. To do so, we must honor our soul's desire for deeper forms of reconciliation, a process that Phil Cousineau reveals here as being on the other side of forgiveness, in the ancient ritual of atonement. His book is a profoundly important contribution to the healing of the world, and I give it my blessing.\"\u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eRobert A. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eTransformation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInner Work\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOwning Your Own Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs indispensable as forgiveness has been to the healing process throughout history, there is another equally profound action that is needed for ultimate reconciliation, which Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mohandas Gandhi, calls \"the other side of the coin.\" Turning over the coin of forgiveness, we discover \u003ci\u003eatonement\u003c\/i\u003e, the half-hidden, much-overlooked other half of the reconciliation process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Forgiveness\u003c\/i\u003e shows how acts of atonement--making amends, providing restitution, restoring balance--can relieve us of the pain of the past and give us a hopeful future. This rich and powerful book includes 15 thoughtful contributions by high-profile thinkers and activists including Huston Smith, Michael Bernard Beckwith, Azim Khamisa, Rabbi Michael Lerner, Jacob Needleman, Michael Nagler, Diane Hennacy Powell, James O'Dea, Arun Gandhi, Kate Dahlstedt, Ed Tick, Richard J. Meyer, Rev. Heng Sure, Douglas George-Kanentiio and Katharine Dever. Atonement is put forward as a process that we must all learn to practice--from individuals to nations--if we are to heal our wounds and move forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Editor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhil Cousineau\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning writer and filmmaker, editor and lecturer, cultural observer and TV host. He has published twenty-six nonfiction books, written fifteen documentary films, and is currently the host and co-writer of \u003ci\u003eGlobal Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e on Link TV. Learn more at www.beyondforgiveness.org.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50844536078610,"sku":"9780470907733","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5e260157-aa5a-46e6-b94d-46ab0dd27219.jpg?v=1737324317","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/beyond-forgiveness-9780470907733","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}