Seeking Forgiveness

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Namaste,

 

Seeking forgiveness means that one realizes one's mistake, repents for it,

learns the lessons and wishes that the people affected by one's mistake overcome

the grief caused by it.

 

Accepting one's mistakes and sincerely repenting for them is a very useful

thing.

 

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Suppose X causes harm to Y. Suppose Y is living the consequence of that harm and

remembering every now and then about it with negative emotions. The thoughts in

Y's mind are creating a force against X. Even if Y does not know who did that

harm to him and just curses the anonymous person who caused that harms, his

negative emotions about his situation still create a force against X!

 

If X repents and asks for forgiveness and Y forgives, it may reduce negative

emotions in Y's mind in future and the resultant kaarmik force working on X.

 

Even seeking forgiveness from god when one is not in direct contact with the

persons affected by one's misdeeds can help. God is another name for the all

powerful Nature which connects all beings and through which the principles of

karma and the forces of actions and reactions operate.

 

What one does cannot be undone. But, sometimes, a lot of effect of misdeeds is

mental. Even after the physical or material harm of an action is finished,

people hang on to it emotionally and that causes continual grief. THAT can be

undone, even though the original action cannot be undone. Mental force of one

person can intervene and affect the emotions of another mind. If X repents for

the misdeed committed and sincerely wishes for Y to overcome the grief, the

kaarmik force created by that thought can help Y in overcoming the negative

emotions caused by the misdeed of X towards Y.

 

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Repentance is an act in which mind is filled with a deep sense of regret and a

sincere wish for those affected by it to overcome its consequences. If that is

not there, there is not much point in seeking forgiveness. It is not that useful

or meaningful to seek forgiveness for one's actions out of selfishness or greed

and without real regret and sincere compassion for those affected by one's

misdeeds.

 

Best regards,

Narasimha

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---- Samir Shah <solaris.smoke wrote:

> Namaste,

>

> What is the meaning of forgiveness?

>

> Is seeking forgiveness for misdeeds more than just a way of appeasing

> the mind? Does it have a karmic and spiritual impact?

>

> Samir