Forgive & Forget? Me? Forget It!

[Tarun 6]

Forgive And Forget

Forgiving yourself and others may have healthy benefits, according to the results of a survey of 1,400 adults published in a recent issue of the Journal of Adult Development. Study results indicated that forgiveness is associated with decreased psychological distress. This included decreased feelings of hopelessness, nervousness, and restlessness. On the other hand, asking for forgiveness rather than granting it was found to be associated with increased psychological distress. Another finding in this study was that attending religious services was associated with decreased psychological distress among young and middle-aged adults and increased life satisfaction among older adults. It was also associated with higher self-rated health among participants of all ages.

- M. Ellman

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[theist 1]

Forgivness is the best revenge.Somebody wrong you?Forgive them and teach them a lesson they will never forget.

 

You should not forget either.No need to make the same mistake twice.

 

Eye for an eye is just.But it tends to keep you revolving in the wheel of law."Do unto me sucker, and I'm going do you back"."I'll get you someday" means you may have to take another birth to find them.And we all know birth is not healthy for us.Takes a toll on our sense of wellbeing.

 

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[Tarun 6]

Tirthakara Prabhu of Lekkerkerk (Sweet Church) Holland told me:

"If u can't forget, u can't forgive." True or false?

I've trusted a few semi-initiates who let me down.

They didn't do what they promised & signatured they would.

Even worse. One railroaded me into Parking-Ticket-Loka.

Not an upper planetary system, I assure u. That was 2 yrs ago.

I just received notice of 3 more tickets he 'earned' in my name.

Seems like I can't get enough of this guy. Truly irresistible.

 

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[Tarun 6]

Tirthakara Prabhu of Lekkerkerk (Sweet Church) Holland told me:

"If u can't forget, u can't forgive." True or false?

I've trusted a few semi-initiates who let me down.

They didn't do what they promised & signatured they would.

Even worse. One railroaded me into Parking-Ticket-Loka.

Not an upper planetary system, I assure u.

That was 2 yrs ago.

I just received notice of 3 more tickets he 'earned' in my name.

Seems like I can't get enough of this guy. Truly irresistible.

[theist 1]

My experience has lead my not to trust anyone including myself.So-called Hare Krishna's least of all.

 

The "Everything belongs to Krishna, so I may as well take it from you" virus seems to be still active.

 

I'll trust a Christian a 100 x's sooner.

 

Honesty deficiency leads to a weakening of the heart.

 

I've got work to do myself.Rehabilitation takes conscious effort.

 

Hare Krishna

 

 

 

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[Tarun 6]

Thanks to Wayne for this inspiring thought

for our Sunday meditation. Mitch

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Hope you have a Great Sunday

Reality Check

"Do not merely listen to the Word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says." James 1:22 NIV

 

Once upon a time two brothers who lived on adjoining farms fell into conflict. It was their first serious rift in 40 years of farming side by side, sharing machinery, and trading labor and goods as needed without a hitch.

Then the long collaboration fell apart. It began with a small misunderstanding and it grew into a major difference, and finally it exploded into an exchange of bitter words followed by weeks of silence.

 

One morning there was a knock on John's door. He opened it to find a man with a carpenter's toolbox. "I'm looking for a few days work" he said. "Perhaps you would have a few small jobs here and there I could help with?

 

Could I help you?Yes," said the older brother. "I do have a job for you. Look across the creek at that farm. That's my neighbor, in fact, it's my younger brother. Last week there was a meadow between us and he took his bulldozer to the river levee and now there is a creek between us.

Well, he may have done this to spite me, but I'll go him one better. See that pile of lumber by the barn? I want you to build me a fence - - an 8-foot fence -- so I won't need to see his place or his face anymore.

 

" The carpenter said, "I think I understand the situation. Show me the nails and the post hole digger and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you."

 

The older brother had to go to town, so he helped the carpenter get the

materials ready and then he was off for the day. The carpenter worked

hard all that day measuring, sawing, nailing. About sunset when the farmer

returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer's eyes opened wide, his jaw dropped There was no fence there at all. It was a bridge --a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work handrails and all -- and the neighbor, his younger brother, was coming across, his hand outstretched.

 

"You are quite a fellow to build this bridge after all I've said and done." The two brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other's hand. They turned to see the

carpenter hoist his toolbox on his shoulder. "No, wait! Stay a few days.

I've a lot of other projects for you," said the older brother.

 

"I'd love to stay on," the carpenter said, "but, I have many more bridges to build."

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REMEMBER THIS:

1) God won't ask what kind of car you drove, but He'll ask how many people you drove who didn't have transportation.

2) God won't ask the square footage of your house, but He'll ask how many people you welcomed into your home.

3) God won't ask about the clothes you had in your closet, but He'll ask how many you helped to clothe.

4) God won't ask about your social status; He will ask what kind of class

you displayed.

5) God won't ask how many material possession you had, but He'll ask if

they dictated your life.

6) God won't ask what your highest salary was, but He'll ask if you compromised your character to obtain it.

7) God won't ask how much overtime you worked, but He'll ask if your overtime work was for yourself or for your family.

8) God won't ask how many promotions you received, but He'll ask how you promoted others.

9) God won't ask what your job title was, but He'll ask if you performed your job to the best of your ability.

10) God won't ask what you did to help yourself, but He'll ask what you did to help others.

11) God won't ask how many friends you had, but He'll ask how many people to whom you were a friend.

12) God won't ask what you did to protect your rights, but He'll ask what you did to protect the rights of others.

13) God won't ask in what neighborhood you lived, but He'll ask how you treated your neighbors.

14) God won't ask about the color of your skin, but He'll ask about the content of your character.

15) God won't ask how many times your deeds matched your words, but He'll ask how many times they didn't.

16) God won't ask why it took you so long to seek Salvation (bhakti, bhAva, prema), but He'll lovingly take you to your mansion in heaven, and not to Hell's Gates.

17) God won't ask how many people you forwarded this too, but He'll ask why you were you ashamed to pass it on to your friends.

--- Cathy Hughes --- cathyhughes1@earthlink.net

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Have a Great Sunday, wherever you are. We always have a Great One in Denver. Enjoy, Mitch

[Tarun 6]

I recently held a grudge against what one sannyAsi said in class 6 weeks before.

Disagreement occurred Upstate NY in June. Clarification came at Wien, Austria in August.