Gita on Forgiveness
Gita on Forgiveness
Gita emphasis that progress in spiritual discipline is impeded if one’s interpersonal relationship is full of hurt and negative feeling, even for a single living entity. Therefore, one must learn to forgive and to ask forgiveness. Here are two delights presented to you as Gita Verses to make you establish more on Forgiveness.
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 11, Verse 42
यच्चावहासार्थमसत्कृतोऽसि
विहारशय्यासनभोजनेषु |
एकोऽथवाप्यच्युत तत्समक्षं
तत्क्षामये त्वामहमप्रमेयम् || 42||
yat = whatever; ca = also; avahāsārthaṃ = for joking; asatkṛtaḥ = dishonored; asi = You have been; vihāra = in relaxation; śayyā = in lying down; āsana = in sitting; bhojaneṣu = or while eating together; ekaḥ = alone; athavā = or; api = also; acyuta = O infallible one; tatsamakṣaṃ = among companions; tat = all those; kṣāmaye = ask forgiveness; tvaṃ = from You; ahaṃ = I; aprameyaṃ = immeasurable.
In whatever way I may have insulted You for the sake of fun, while at play, reposing or sitting, or at meals, when alone (with You), O Achyuta, or in company — that, O Immeasurable One, I implore You to forgive.
Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 16, Verse 3
तेज: क्षमा धृति: शौचमद्रोहोनातिमानिता |
भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत || 3||
tejaḥ = vigor; kṣamā = forgiveness; dhṛtiḥ = fortitude; śaucaṃ = cleanliness; adrohaḥ = freedom from envy; na = not; ati mānitā = expectation of honor; bhavanti = are; sampadaṃ = the qualities; daivīṃ = the transcendental nature; abhijātasya = of one who is born of; bhārata = O son of Bharata.
Vigour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of hatred, absence of pride — these belong to the one born for the Divine Estate, O Bharata.
So, as we see here, in the Bhagavad Gita, forgiveness is mentioned as a virtue in conjunction with other divine qualities. Also, Arjuna repeatedly sought forgiveness of Lord Krishna for his behavior, questions, doubting nature, ignorance and lack of discernment. According to our scripture , one may seek forgiveness for inappropriate behavior, whether it is intentional or unintentional. God is ever forgiving but in mundane life it is not always easy to forgive someone, especially if they have caused you great harm or hurt. The ego is the one who hurts and gets hurt. Although it is a difficult and perilous path, the Bhagavad Gita affirms that with spiritual practice and devotion to God one can extinguish the flame of ego and pursue the divine quality of forgiveness.
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The Teachings of Bhagavad Gita: Timeless Wisdom for the Modern Age ( https://amzn.to/3GIcrti )
The Little Blue Book on Krishna ( https://amzn.to/3zZ4MV0 )
Thoughts on the Gita by Swami Vivekananda ( https://amzn.to/3KdECT5 )
Bhagavad Gita on Effective Leadership ( https://amzn.to/3A9obCY )
THE BHAGAVAD GITA FOR MILLENNIALS ( https://amzn.to/3I5e7xt )
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