I encountered Fred Luskin years ago at a conference at Asilomar. He seemed a kid then as he enthusiastically shared what his research at Stanford was showing as to the importance of forgiveness. We do it for ourselves.
He has a book out now that emphasizes these 9 points of the Forgiveness Practice.
You can view them here if you are interested: http://www.learningtoforgive.com/steps.htm
