Vinny Ferraro on Forgiveness
Forgiveness is a powerfull way to get on with our life and let go of any bad fealings we have about things we did, or things that were done to us, in the past. Here you can download a 30 minute guided meditation and 44 minute talk by Vinny Ferraro on the subject.
Download: meditation.mp3
Download: talk.mp3
Here’s a little about Vinny:
Vinny is from a big Italian family on the East Coast, and at 17 his uncle Gigi taught him how to do drywall. Gigi taught him that the real tough guys get up and go to work. So by day he would put walls up, and by night he would take walls down. Starting in 1987, Vinny began speaking in drug rehabs and prisons, making him realize how much he loved to work with people. He says it is the one thing in his life that makes him feel human. By the late 80’s, he began speaking at schools and conventions as well. In 1993, he started working with street artists, acquiring “legal walls” for kids’ graffiti murals. He also started leading men’s groups and teaching meditation, which he continues to this day. In 1998, he spent a year sitting bedside with the dying through the Zen Center Hospice Program in San Francisco, as well as experiencing A Year to Live Practice. He has studied with several renowned spiritual teachers, the Dalai Lama among them. In 2001, Vinny trained to lead Challenge Days, and since then he has become an integral part of the organization and the work of Challenge Day. Vinny is also in the Community Dharma Leaders program at Spirit Rock meditation Center and he co-teaches meditation retreat at Spirit Rock with Noah Levine.
