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He defeated Yudhisthira- in a game of ludo and used this opportunity to avenge the insult thrown at him by Draupadi. The end result was the great devastating war of Mahabharata that took toll of lakhs of innocent lives.
LORD MAHAVIR
Here, I would like to bring up two incidences that took place, in the life of Lord Mahavir, the 24th Tirthankara when he was contemplating in the forest. At one instance the cow herders nailed his ears for not looking after their livestock and at another instance when he was bit by Chandkaushik - a serpant.
He had not even been directly involved with the two instances, yet instead of reciprocating angrily and retaliating, he remained calm and serene. In fact he forgave both the cow-herders and the serpent for their acts and set an example to the world that anger cannot be met with vengeance. It is the attitude of forgiving the wrong doer that incites love and honor. WORLD VIEWS ON FORGIVENESS
Science and technology have been a great boon in providing evidences to many questions that crop up into the minds of people. That forgiveness is beneficial in improving health; and reducing stress has been proved by many Universities in the West.
Here is a glimpse of the world views on forgiveness, its definition, its benefits derived by experimentation with some illustrations on forgiveness in action. DEFINITIONS OF FORGIVENESS According to the Word Dictionary, forgiveness is: a. Compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive or b. The act of excusing a mistake or offense? The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as:
to grant free pardon and to give up all claim on account of an offense or debt.
While, Wikipedia defines it as the process of concluding resentment, indignation or anger as a result of a perceived offense, difference or mistake, and/or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution.
Katheryn Rhoads Meek in her book 'Science of Forgiveness" goes to say that today,
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| SR No. | 007005 |
| Book Title | World of Philosophy |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Christopher Key Chapple, Intaj Malek, Dilip Charan, Sunanda Shastri, Prashant Dave |
| Publisher | Shanti Prakashan |
| Publication Year | 2011 |
| Total Pages | 1002 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 30 MB |