http://www.clearpathtopeace.com/forgiveness/forgiveness-for-the-sake-of-our-own-freedom/ Exploring the connections between forgiveness, inner peace and outer peace Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:57:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://www.clearpathtopeace.com/forgiveness/forgiveness-for-the-sake-of-our-own-freedom/#comment-15 randall butisingh Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:39:11 +0000 http://www.clearpathtopeace.com/forgiveness/forgiveness-for-the-sake-of-our-own-freedom/#comment-15 When one is wronged, this does not affect the soul. It is the ego that feels the hurt, and the reaction is to retaliate. This exacerbates the hurt. We can either choose to carry that anger and bitterness within us, which will affect our physical and mental health, or for our own freedom, relinquish the desire for retaliation by way of forgiveness. There can be no true forgiveness without forgetfulness. Only the strong can forgive. When one is wronged, this does not affect the soul. It is the ego that feels the hurt, and the reaction is to retaliate. This exacerbates the hurt. We can either choose to carry that anger and bitterness within us, which will affect our physical and mental health, or for our own freedom, relinquish the desire for retaliation by way of forgiveness. There can be no true forgiveness without forgetfulness. Only the strong can forgive.

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