Forgiveness is the secret beauty in any spiritual seeker’s life. Not to forgive is to maintain the passions bottled up in us and then we are never empty enough to lift ourselves in our soaring meditations.
Forgive liberally your enemies… In fact, nothing can annoy them so much! They expect you to kick back and so have planned to break your ribs with return kicks. All these planned onslaughts become empty and hallow when you just forgive them. Many enemies become true friends when lavishly and lovingly forgiving.
Forgiveness is the fragrance which crushed Tulasi leaves on the fingers that crush them in a thoughtless act!
Sandalwood perfumes even the axe that hews it down! The more we rub sandalwood against a stone the more its fragrance spreads. Burn it, and it wafts its glory in the entire neighborhood.
So is the enchanting beauty of forgiveness in life.
<h4 id="heading-swami-chinmayananda">— Swami Chinmayananda</h4>

Forgiveness is the secret beauty in any spiritual seeker’s life. Not to forgive is to maintain the passions bottled up in us and then we are never empty enough to lift ourselves in our soaring meditations.

Forgive liberally your enemies… In fact, nothing can annoy them so much! They expect you to kick back and so have planned to break your ribs with return kicks. All these planned onslaughts become empty and hallow when you just forgive them. Many enemies become true friends when lavishly and lovingly forgiving.

Forgiveness is the fragrance which crushed Tulasi leaves on the fingers that crush them in a thoughtless act!

Sandalwood perfumes even the axe that hews it down! The more we rub sandalwood against a stone the more its fragrance spreads. Burn it, and it wafts its glory in the entire neighborhood.

So is the enchanting beauty of forgiveness in life.

#### *— Swami Chinmayananda*

The Seventh Precious Pearl - Savour the Fragrance of Forgiveness

— Swami Chinmayananda