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Forgiveness



"Suppose you accidentally poke your eye with one of your hands. Your other hand doesn't slap the hand that hurt the eye. You simply forgive your hand. Similar should be the attitude if others hurt you. Returning anger with anger is like poking a wound; forgiveness is like applying medicine."


"When you accidentally stumble against something, your foot is hurt. Sometimes you accidentally cut you hands. But you don't get angry towards your hands and legs, because they are parts of your own body. Look upon others as being parts of yourselves. Then you will forgive those who do harm to you."

"When we dedicate ourselves solely to the well being of others, it is our own mind that becomes pure. When you give your friend a bouquet of flowers, you are the one who experiences the gratification of giving. You are the first one to enjoy the beauty and fragrance of the flowers. In the same way, you can derive happiness from selfless acts."

-Amma-

"Religions are different roads converging upon the same point. What does it matter that we take different roads, so long as we reach the same goal."

-Mahatma Gandhi

As Buddha said: “What you are is what you have been, what you will be is what you do now.”

Padmasambhava went further: “If you want to know your past life, look into your present condition; if you want to know your future life, look at your present actions.”