Pity is a benign form of abuse.
I deepen my experience of God through prayer, meditation, and forgiveness.
Forgiveness is hard for me, man. It is for most American-Western males. It's a sign of weakness.
I believe forgiveness is possible for everybody, for everything, but I'm a Buddhist.
I never forgive, but I always forget.
To understand is to forgive, even oneself.
You can't legislate into existence an act of forgiveness and a true confession; those are mysteries of the human heart, and they occur between one individual and another individual, not a panel of judges sitting asking questions, trying to test your ...
I cannot stand that whole game of confession, that is: Here I have sinned, now I'm confessing my sins, and describing my path of sin and then in the act of confession I beg for your forgiveness and redemption.
God may forgive your sins, but your nervous system won't.
When a deep injury is done us, we never recover until we forgive.
I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.
Forgive many things in others; nothing in yourself.
I think we learn the most from imperfect relationships - things like forgiveness and compassion.
I find forgiveness to be really healthy.
People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.
Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.
Every year during their High Holy Days, the Jewish community reminds us all of our need for repentance and forgiveness.
For me, forgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?
Sin and forgiveness and falling and getting back up and losing the pearl of great price in the couch cushions but then finding it again, and again, and again? Those are the stumbling steps to becoming Real, the only script that's really worth followi...
If you're truthful with yourself and others, forgiveness clears the path to righteousness, to grace. All we want is grace. We all want that light in our lives. And we can only get that when we go deep into truth.
Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.
