Guest guest Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Dear Friends, GW has obviously been deeply hurt by the doings of a close friend. I fully sympathise with him and would still ask him to forgive the friend. Why? 1. Maybe because this incident has given GW a chance to distance himself from a person who could have done more damage at a later date. 2. Because this person has allowed GW to hone the art of forgiveness and also to see for himself what benefits forgiveness brings in its wake. 3. For his own mental peace as otherwise GW would continue to ponder over the situation, think of revenge, develop anger, do something foolish and thus put himself in an awkward situation. Forgiveness is a quality that everybody should cultivate in good measure. We all have a premonition that after death we will face an omniscient God who will judge us on the basis of our actions on earth. This omniscient God who knows everything we have done on earth is nothing but our own mind. It is thus our own mind that judges us at the end. So if we do not infuse the quality of forgiveness, then our mind, devoid of that quality, will not be able to forgive our own trangressions. Spiritual healers stress on the importance of forgiveness as a means to accelerate the process of cure. A mind endowed with forgiveness is highly flexible and is thus more conducive to release the negative emotions bottled up within us. It is also said that a forgiving mind allows the glandular system to function properly. Regards, Jagannath. Take Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 dear jagannath, as usual, excellent posting on forgiving. i will learn and try to forgive someone nearest to me for doing something extremely bad. i lost so much in the lst 1 years , not only money, but also the job because of 2 persons. i will work hard in my mind to try to forgive them. thanks. chellamani --- Jagannath Chatterjee <jagchat01 wrote: > Dear Friends, > > GW has obviously been deeply hurt by the doings of a > close friend. I fully sympathise with him and would > still ask him to forgive the friend. Why? > > 1. Maybe because this incident has given GW a chance > to distance himself from a person who > could have done more damage at a later date. > 2. Because this person has allowed GW to hone the > art of forgiveness and also to see for > himself what benefits forgiveness brings in its > wake. > 3. For his own mental peace as otherwise GW would > continue to ponder over the situation, > think of revenge, develop anger, do something > foolish and thus put himself in an awkward > situation. > > Forgiveness is a quality that everybody should > cultivate in good measure. We all have a premonition > that after death we will face an omniscient God who > will judge us on the basis of our actions on earth. > This omniscient God who knows everything we have > done on earth is nothing but our own mind. It is > thus our own mind that judges us at the end. So if > we do not infuse the quality of forgiveness, then > our mind, devoid of that quality, will not be able > to forgive our own trangressions. > > Spiritual healers stress on the importance of > forgiveness as a means to accelerate the process of > cure. A mind endowed with forgiveness is highly > flexible and is thus more conducive to release the > negative emotions bottled up within us. It is also > said that a forgiving mind allows the glandular > system to function properly. > > Regards, > Jagannath. > > > > > Take Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. Meet the all-new My - Try it today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 One of my teachers said " You can put someone out of your house, but don't put them out of your heart. " Also, be merciful with yourself. If someone has abused you or caused you or your family great harm, don't feel that you have to forgive them to be a " spiritual " person. Give yourself some time to heal and practice sadhana and when the mind is calm and balanced these resentments will fall away by themselves. Don't try to pull the fruit from the tree until it is fully ripe. Mail - Easier than ever with enhanced search. Learn more. http://info.mail./mail_250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Jagannathji, Thankyou so much. I'm glad I posted my thoughts here and I knew I would receive ONLY POSITIVE feedback. No, I never thought of revenge, but yes, remorse at the repetitiveness of my friend's behaviour was certainly there....nevertheless, I guess Thakur(my friend is an ardent devotee of Thakur and looks up to HIM as his guru)is guiding me to overlook and forgive this errant behaviour. Yes, i guess my friend is an instrument to teach me forbearance and forgiveness...??? BTW I am Gauri...a lady, not a man.. :) Rgds, GW(Gauri) Ramakrishna , Jagannath Chatterjee <jagchat01> wrote: > Dear Friends, > > GW has obviously been deeply hurt by the doings of a close friend. I fully sympathise with him and would still ask him to forgive the friend. Why? > > 1. Maybe because this incident has given GW a chance to distance himself from a person who > could have done more damage at a later date. > 2. Because this person has allowed GW to hone the art of forgiveness and also to see for > himself what benefits forgiveness brings in its wake. > 3. For his own mental peace as otherwise GW would continue to ponder over the situation, > think of revenge, develop anger, do something foolish and thus put himself in an awkward > situation. > > Forgiveness is a quality that everybody should cultivate in good measure. We all have a premonition that after death we will face an omniscient God who will judge us on the basis of our actions on earth. This omniscient God who knows everything we have done on earth is nothing but our own mind. It is thus our own mind that judges us at the end. So if we do not infuse the quality of forgiveness, then our mind, devoid of that quality, will not be able to forgive our own trangressions. > > Spiritual healers stress on the importance of forgiveness as a means to accelerate the process of cure. A mind endowed with forgiveness is highly flexible and is thus more conducive to release the negative emotions bottled up within us. It is also said that a forgiving mind allows the glandular system to function properly. > > Regards, > Jagannath. > > > > > Take Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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