Well the heading of this blog page looks like one more philosophical discussion or thought.. well definitely people would tell the same if they have read other of ma blogs (Meta physical with generalities )
We do mistakes in life and repent.. and go on repenting … some times burdening the present with the thoughts of the past.. we refuse to let the pains go… What we forget is to forgive ourselves for our mistakes.. after all we are human.. rather than repenting often, I believe that we should learn from those mistakes of ours in the past. The best solution sometimes when we have hurt some people is to call them up and apologise if they are amenable or if ego sometimes overrides us we can apologise with ourselves or with holy one.. I was going thru the net and came across one shloka.. I am just pasting it for those who want to go through..
OM Namo`stute Mahayogin Prapannamanusadhi Mam Yatha Twachcharanam Bhoje Ratih Syadanapayini
Meaning : Salutation to thee, O great Yogi! Pray direct me that have fallen at Thy feet, so that I may find unfailing delight at Thy lotus feet.
This is a shloka of self surrender with the holy one , which needs to be repeated with a pure heart free of personal desires.
This gives us humility … infact I have just started it… I also have hurt people knowingly or unknowingly I would take this opportunity to beg for forgiveness again … to my amanekka, my dad, my wife , my friends, my prodigies and the persons whom I have interacted with over a period of time though intentionally or unintentionally due to circumstances or to the people with whom I didn’t standby fully the way they wanted ….
I have also forgiven those who have hurt me over a period of time. Though the same was a difficult process….I believed they may have hurt me for the reason known best to them due the circumstances they were in… Forgiving them helps me to lose out the baggage I carry. This has helped me in a long way coz my pains have become less.
Quote from Bible
" Then Jesus said, "Father forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing." And as they divided His garments, they cast lots. Now the people stood by observing and the rulers among them were also deriding Him, saying, 'He saved others; let Him save Himself, if this is the Christ, the chosen of God.' "(Luke 23:34-35)
Jesus was aware that God will offer EVERY person, in His own time, the chance to fully repent and receive eternal life. In what the Bible calls the second resurrection, those who killed Christ will have their spiritual blindness taken away from their hearts and given a chance to repent and truly obey God.
Quote from Bhagavad- gita
Forgiveness is godly. Forgiveness is a virtue. Forgiveness is holiness. Forgiveness is powerful. Forgiveness is peace.
Ancient Hindu scripture Bhagavad-Gita says, “Develop purity, forgiveness, vigor, patience, a good will, and avoid pride—these are the riches of the person who is born for heaven."
Mantra for Forgiveness
( Quoted from one website during browsing)
Here is a shloka you can say last thing at night:
Kara charana krutam vaak kaayajam karmajam vaa
shravan naya najam vaa maanasam vaaparaadham
vihita maavihitam vaa sarvametat shamasva
jai jai karunabdhe shri maha deva shambho.
This is the meaning :
Whatever I have done with my hands or feet, or speech, my body or my actions,
Whatever I have heard or seen, or thought, all my mistakes,
Whether knowingly or unknowingly, please forgive them all,
Great all forgiving God, Mahadeva Shambhu.
What I am trying to say is let us forgive ourselves first for our mistakes done knowingly or unknowingly or for the mistakes done by us or forgive our friends , relatives and enemies for the pain that was inflicted by their actions.. let us not carry it.. It helps us to treasure the present and give justice to our loved ones. But when you forgive or say sorry do mean it… let it come from your heart.. then you will experience the bliss of a light heart.. but don’t apologise for a wrong not done by you.. you would know that.. as your heart will help you to judge.. coz we cannot lose the self esteem as there is a god in us too…
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HATS OFF!!
I'm your fan. Wow, that was so meaningful, so touching. Even after becoming so successful, leading your own life, standing on your feet and being in a committed married status you are so down to earth and have so much humility. I never thought i would have such a unique friend in my life who is so mature and understands life so well.
I don't know how you find time to post these meaningful posts in your blog but whatever you are posting is worth the time you spend for it.
If more and more people go through this blog, you will have many fans for sure buddy!
If your parents or your wife reads this, they'll be proud of you!
Keep up the good work buddy. Thanks a lot for creating the blog and posting such touching words.
Regards,
Varun
HI Sudhi
I must add that to be able to forgive, you need to on a level where one can see frailities in oneself. Only when we can accept that we ourselves are also guilty sometimes and how much we needed to be forgiven, we will generate the need to forgive, i must mention sudhi, you have a amazing way with words. Bhanu
Hi Sudhi, I also liked the blog preceding this one and loved this one too....i am glad to know about your knowledge and practice of stotras....i chant many myself...reduced recently (due to babay, is the excuse I give myself, but its not right, there's no excuse)....but now after reading ur blog i have decided to be regular at chanting as i used to be.....i love the rama raksha stotra mantra to which i attribute all my success and achievements so far....its got amazing effects...bhanu will vouch for it that our baby too is a product of mantras i used to chant before and after i conceived.....i am so happy i read this blog of urs cos it has inspired me to chant again.....keep up the good work.....sudhi, i do have a confession to make and this is also for my husband.....to my own amazement, i do find it difficult to forgive.....i used to think i am very easy going and someone who could let go of biggest issues affecting me....but i realized i am not and i want to work on this aspect....i want to forgive and forget.....will try atleast....take care and say hi to Rupa for me....u may be surprised to find me commenting thru usha, my sister's gmail account cos i dont have one :-(....pls bear with me till i open one....anju
Made me inrospect and wonder whether all the discourses have really put me on this path. Only thing is I believe that the are and science of forgiving others leads us to the goal of realising our own mistakes, blunders or errors in turn taking us to the ultimate goal of forgiving oneself. May be some more maturity is needed for understanding which is the step and which is the goal. Meanwhile hats off to you!!!
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