• Forgiving is a brave act. It makes the other person feel weak in your presence.
     
  • Real forgiving, in fact, means never feeling the need of having to forgive. Others can hurt you only if you permit them to do so. The less you need to forgive others, the less life will give you chances that necessitate your having to forgive others.
     
  • Allow yourself to commit mistakes so that you can learn from them. When you accept yourself you will be able to accept others too. If you refrain from judging others it shall make it easier for you to forgive yourself and carry on with your inner peace.
     
  • Watch what is happening within you without getting carried away. See ‘what is' and don't compare it with ‘what should be' because ‘what is' is ‘what should be.'

 

Deepak Chopra writes in his famous book ‘Ageless Body Timeless Mind' that forgiveness of others comes only when you can release your own hurt. The more complete your release, the more sincere the forgiveness.