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FORGIVENESS SURPASSES
ALL OTHER VIRTUES
Dt. 24-08-1982
one who has come to kill him and not attacking the assailant with a sword. Taking revenge amounts to cowardice but bearing any atrocity or pain displays one's self-control. A real saint will never indulge in an act of retribution. For a noble man, nothing, not even heinous crime, is unpardonable, he adopts a forget and forgive attitude to everyone.
There are several virtues which can be considered divine but forgiveness surpasses all of them. As soon as a person condones the errors and defaults of his enemies, their attempts to foment rivalry and their desire to continue their vindictive acts, he becomes calm and experiences peace within. The relief that a person feels in his heart will make him realise that divinity is not in heaven but can be seen on earth itself.
Let the thoughts flow and develop, then only they would be clear and pure.
It is said that real charm of a man is not his attractive frame, fair complexion etc, but a calm face and exterior, which would win over even the most powerful foe. Bhagawan Mahavir exudes such charms when he is portrayed as blessing a vicious cobra called Chandkaushik, even when it had bit him many times. Mahavir even forgave a Goshalak who not only created hazards for him but also tried to kill him.
There is pleasure in becoming part of the Guru.
It is wrong to think of him as your own.
Simplicity is the mother of Control,
Sanctity and beattitude.
In a discourse in 'Vishranti' in Vepary Pannyas Rajyashvijayji referred to the Bhagawan's advice that real bravery of a person lies in for giving even
