NATIONAL PRESIDENT
Rashtriya Digamber Jain Parishad (Regd)(Regd) Forgiving others and even forgiving ourselves is not always so easy. In fact, how do you forgive someone who has hurt you? How do you forgive yourself for regrets that you have? The truth is, even when we want to engage in the process of forgiving others or ourselves, we don’t always know how to go about it.
There are many articles and books on forgiveness that have been written to help us to understand the importance of forgiveness or क्षमा but when it comes right down to it we need specific tools to assist us in the process of forgiving others and in forgiving ourselves. But in the Jain Dharma it has a great significance and importance. In one of the Holy Speeches of भगवान् महावीर (Lord Mahavir), he said "Forgiveness is the ornament of brave persons" (क्षमा बहादुरों का आभूषण है.) But the bravery does not lie in proving the power but in Forgiving or क्षमा.
Forgiveness is the experience of finding inner peace which our saint have telling us since long . One of the most difficult things we have to do during the course of our lives is to forgive those who wrong us. When we are hurt, our first reaction is usually to seek revenge and strike back. Revenge may provide temporary satisfaction, but usually the satisfaction is replaced by guilt, sadness, and remorse. Forgiveness lightens our heart and our spirit in a way that no amount of satisfaction from revenge possibly can.
“Love is always the answer to healing of any sort. And the pathway to love is forgiveness."
Benefits of forgiveness
Hence the importance of forgiveness can easily be realized in one’s life. It has everything to do with our own well being. Through forgiveness we literally set our self free. When forgiveness takes place, we naturally release the disturbing thoughts and emotions that drain our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well being. The result is a greater level of health and happiness in addition to the endless benefits that forgiveness brings. Forgiveness can release us from the past and assist us in overcoming resentment or regrets that we may have.
If people never forgave one another, they would never forget. People that are always angry get stressed out, because their issues would never be solved if they have never acquitted anyone. If you absolve someone and you resolve to work through your issues, you will become more relaxed and at ease. The more you forgive, the more relaxed you become, because you have worked through your issues. Therefore, they are not running through your mind all day and night. If no one ever exonerated any one, no one would have any friends. People make mistakes and say rude things sometimes, but it’s human nature. If we don’t accept these mistakes, we will loose a lot of friends. This is because it is crucial to live and learn. If we say things that hurt someone close to us; we know not to do it again because we saw the effect it had on someone we care for.
In true sense KSHAMAVANI PARVA is the Parva of forgiveness. Forgiveness is supposed to be the first and foremost virtue of ascetics and scholars. Forgiveness helps not only in pacifying anger and making us religious minded by removing all sins, but is also capable in keeping us hale and hearty. Forgiveness is a virtue of humility and an ornament of social courtesy.
On this auspicious occasion of Kshamavani (क्षमावाणी), we beg forgiveness for our intentional and unintentional wrongs, excesses, sins, that we might have done onto you.
Whether you are forgiving others or yourself, it is hoped that you will choose to give yourself the gift of forgiveness today
कभी अनजाने मॆं तो कभी जान कर
कभी मान मॆं तो कभी शान मॆं
कभी हँसी मॆं तो कभी मज़ाक में
कभी सामने तो कभी फ़ोन पर
कभी chat में तो कभी mail पर
जाने कितनी ही बार आपका ह्रदय हमारे द्वारा दुखित हुआ होगा आइये , क्षमा वाणी के इस पुनीत पर्व पर अपने मन में बसे क्षमा भाव कभी कम न होने दें , इसी पुनीत भावना के आलोक में हम आपसे अपने सभी अपराधों हेतु क्षमा याचना करते हैं|
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