SweetLambo wrote on Feb 28^th, 2015 at 4:25pm:




You curse master Light & then he forgives you.

You are not capable of doing the same -

he is therefore superior to you.

you are forgiven for mediocrity

namaste

SweetLambo wrote on Feb 28^th, 2015 at 7:26pm:


many blessings yasser

you are loved

and forgiven

namaste

- : ) =

SweetLambo wrote on Feb 28^th, 2015 at 7:26pm:




It is a thread about forgiveness -

if you want to be forgiven for your nastiness -

keep on coming here.

The theological basis for forgiveness in Hinduism is that a

person who does not forgive carries a baggage of memories

of the wrong, of negative feelings, of anger and unresolved

emotions that affect his or her present as well as future. In


Hinduism, not only should one forgive others, but one must

also seek forgiveness if one has wronged someone else.[46]

Forgiveness is to be sought from the individual wronged, as

well as society at large, by acts of charity, purification,

fasting, rituals and meditative introspection.


The concept of forgiveness is further refined in Hinduism by

rhetorically contrasting it in feminine and masculine form. In

feminine form, one form of forgiveness is explained through

Lakshmi (called Goddess Sri in some parts of India); the

other form is explained in the masculine form through her

husband Vishnu.[46] Feminine Lakshmi forgives even when

the one who does wrong does not repent. Masculine Vishnu,

on the other hand, forgives only when the wrong doer

repents. In Hinduism, the feminine forgiveness granted

without repentance by Laskmi is higher and more noble than

the masculine forgiveness granted only after there is

repentance. In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Sita - the wife of

King Rama - is symbolically eulogized for forgiving a crow

even as it harms her. Later in the epic Ramayana, she is

eulogized again for forgiving those who harass her while she

has been kidnapped in Lanka.[46] Many other Hindu stories

discuss forgiveness with or without repentance.[49]





The concept of forgiveness is inconsistently treated in

extensive debates of Hindu literature. In some Hindu

texts,[50] certain sins and intentional acts are debated as

naturally unforgivable; for example, murder and rape; these

ancient scholars argue whether blanket forgiveness is

morally justifiable in every circumstance, and whether

forgiveness encourages crime, disrespect, social disorder

and people not taking you seriously.[51] Other ancient

Hindu texts highlight that forgiveness is not same as

reconciliation.

Forgiveness in Hinduism does not necessarily require that

one reconcile with the offender, nor does it rule out

reconciliation in some situations. Instead forgiveness in

Hindu philosophy is being compassionate, tender, kind and

letting go of the harm or hurt caused by someone or

something else.[52] Forgiveness is essential for one to free

oneself from negative thoughts, and being able to focus on

blissfully living a moral and ethical life (dharmic life).[46] In

the highest self-realized state, forgiveness becomes

essence of one’s personality, where the persecuted person

remains unaffected, without agitation, without feeling like a

victim, free from anger (akrodhi).[53][54]





Other epics and ancient literature of Hinduism discuss

forgiveness. For example:

Jainism[edit]
See also: Micchami Dukkadam and Kshamavani
In Jainism, forgiveness is one of the main virtues that needs to be cultivated by the Jains. Kṣamāpanā or supreme forgiveness forms part of one of the ten characteristics of dharma.[59] In the Jain prayer, (pratikramana) Jains repeatedly seek forgiveness from various creatures—even from ekindriyas or single sensed beings like plants and microorganisms that they may have harmed while eating and doing routine activities.[60] Forgiveness is asked by uttering the phrase, Micchāmi dukkaḍaṃ. Micchāmi dukkaḍaṃ is a Prakrit language phrase literally meaning "may all the evil that has been done be fruitless."[61] During samvatsari—the last day of Jain festival paryusana—Jains utter the phrase Micchami Dukkadam after pratikraman. As a matter of ritual, they personally greet their friends and relatives micchāmi dukkaḍaṃ seeking their forgiveness. No private quarrel or dispute may be carried beyond samvatsari, and letters and telephone calls are made to the outstation friends and relatives asking their forgiveness.[62]

Pratikraman also contains the following prayer:[63]

Khāmemi savva-jīve savvë jive khamantu me /

metti me savva-bhūesu, veraṃ mejjha na keṇavi //

(I ask pardon of all creatures, may all creatures pardon me.

May I have friendship with all beings and enmity with none.)

In their daily prayers and samayika, Jains recite Iryavahi sutra seeking forgiveness from all creatures while involved in routine activities:[64]

May you, O Revered One! Voluntarily permit me. I would like to confess my sinful acts committed while walking. I honour your permission. I desire to absolve myself of the sinful acts by confessing them. I seek forgiveness from all those living beings which I may have tortured while walking, coming and going, treading on living organism, seeds, green grass, dew drops, ant hills, moss, live water, live earth, spider web and others. I seek forgiveness from all these living beings, be they — one sensed, two sensed, three sensed, four sensed or five sensed. Which I may have kicked, covered with dust, rubbed with ground, collided with other, turned upside down, tormented, frightened, shifted from one place to another or killed and deprived them of their lives. (By confessing) may I be absolved of all these sins.

Jain texts quote Māhavīra on forgiveness:[65]

By practicing prāyaṣcitta (repentance), a soul gets rid of sins, and commits no transgressions; he who correctly practises prāyaṣcitta gains the road and the reward of the road, he wins the reward of good conduct. By begging forgiveness he obtains happiness of mind; thereby he acquires a kind disposition towards all kinds of living beings; by this kind disposition he obtains purity of character and freedom from fear.

— Māhavīra in Uttarādhyayana Sūtra 29:17–18

Hoʻoponopono[edit]
Hoʻoponopono is an ancient Hawaiian practice of reconciliation and forgiveness, combined with prayer. Similar forgiveness practices were performed on islands throughout the South Pacific, including Samoa, Tahiti and New Zealand. Traditionally Hoʻoponopono is practiced by healing priests or kahuna lapaʻau among family members of a person who is physically ill. Modern versions are performed within the family by a family elder, or by the individual alone.

SweetLambo wrote on Feb 28^th, 2015 at 7:43pm:


many blessings

ho oponopono

namaste

- : ) =