Question::
Why should one forgive? How does forgiving others help oneself?
(or)
Christ says “I forgive you”. What does this divine forgiveness do?
Answer:
(Extracted from Meher Baba’s literature, which is a copyright of Avatar Meher Baba Perpetual Public Charitable Trust(©AMBPPCT), Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, Bharat/India)
Christ often said, “I forgive you, I forgive you”. Those who loved Christ accepted His prasad (offering) of forgiveness. But those, who would not recognize Christ naturally could not understand him. His words were just words to them.
I can forgive; I have come to forgive. Forgiveness is the highest thing for those who are forgiven. It is not a great thing to me to forgive. In fact, in reality, there is nothing to be forgiven, for there is nothing like good or bad. You find them so, and they are there in duality due to your own bindings in duality.
In the bondage of duality there is good and there is bad, but in reality, everything but God is zero.
Maya, which causes you to mistake illusion for reality, is present for you but not for me. For me, only I am, and nothing else exists. It therefore means nothing for me to forgive, and everything for you to be forgiven.
Forgiveness consists in loosening the bindings of duality in maya, which makes you feel and find the One as many.
Therefore, “I forgive you” amounts to the loosening of your bindings.
Although, it takes a lot of time to build a big stack of hay, a single lighted match can burn all of it in no time at all. Similarly, regardless of the accumulated dirt and refuse of sins, divine forgiveness burns them away in no time.
– Meher Baba
Source ::
Listen Humanity, Pg :: 68
© AMBPPCT, Ahmednagar
