Forgiveness

""Forgiveness" is a term that has been in use for 2,000 years, but most people have a very limited view of what it means. You cannot truly forgive yourself or others as long as you derive your sense of self from the past. Only through accessing the power of the Now, which is your own power, can there be true forgiveness. This renders the past powerless, and you realize deeply that nothing you ever did or that was ever done to you could touch even in the slightest the radiant essence of who you are. The whole concept of forgiveness then becomes unnecessary.... When you surrender to what is and so become fully present, the past ceases to have any power. You do not need it anymore. Presence is the key. The Now is the key."

"Forgiveness is an absolute necessity for continued human existence."

"Everything in existence prays for the forgiveness of the person who teaches the Qur’an — even the fish in the sea."

"I also am other than what I imagine myself to be. To know this is forgiveness."

"For still in mutual sufferance lies The secret of true living; Love scarce is love that never knows The sweetness of forgiving."

"Menschlich ist es bloss zu strafen Aber göttlich zu verzeihn."