Quotes by Srila Prabhupada illustrate the principle that Forgiveness is Not Optional in Our Spiritual Lives.

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She then noticed these papers on the ground and picked them up. What was

written on those papers, clearly legible despite their slightly tattered and torn condition, were beautiful quotes on the subject of forgiveness. There were 16 quotes by Prabhupada or from the Vedas, and 18 more from various people. As soon as I read them I immediately understood that most if not all of our grudges and unkind sentiments will be quickly erased by a simple act of forgiveness.

 

What is more, as I was reading them, I could see that just as we hear and chant about the Lord in order to remember Him, if we hear and chant about forgiveness that type of rememberance will also awakenI think You will Find Very Good Quotes,explining why it very important for a devotee to always be forgiven,

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The following quotes by Srila Prabhupada illustrate the principle that

 

"Forgiveness is Not Optional in Our Spiritual Lives."

 

--- Original Message -----

 

 

When in walks my wife with two folded sheets of paper in her hand. She said she had been across the street disposing of some organic refuse. She then noticed these papers on the ground and picked them up. What was written on those papers, clearly legible despite their slightly tattered and torn condition, were beautiful quotes on the subject of forgiveness. There were 16 quotes by Prabhupada or from the Vedas, and 18 more from various people. As soon as I read them I immediately understood that most if not all of our grudges and unkind sentiments will be quickly erased by a simple act of forgiveness.

hear and chant about the Lord in order to remember Him, if we hear and chant about forgiveness that type of rememberance will also awaken

 

A Vindictive Mentality Will Spoil One's Krsna Consciouisness

 

The word titiksava, or "tolerance," indicates that a transcendentalist must be forgiving. The material world is full of embarrassing and irritating situations, and unless one is inclined to be very much forgiving he will become infected by a vindictive mentality, which spoils one's spiritual consciousness.

 

(The definition of vindictive is: revengeful in spirit; inclined to seek vengeance)

 

Without Tolerance We Cannot Be Successful

 

"One should chant the holy name of the Lord in a humble state of mind, thinking oneself lower than the straw in the street; one should be more tolerant than a tree, devoid of all sense of false prestige and should be ready to offer all respect to others. In such a state of mind one can chant the holy name of the Lord constantly."

 

We must always remember this verse and be as tolerant as the tree, as we execute the Krsna consciousness movement. Without this mentality we cannot be successful.

 

(Sometimes ksama is translated as tolerance and