Forgiveness frees the one who forgives.
Bhagavad Gita Quotes on Forgiveness
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Quotes drawn from the Bhagavad Gita 43 quotes, each linked to the shloka behind it.
Explore Bhagavad Gita quotes on forgiveness as a virtue, the gentle forbearance and freedom from resentment that mark a mature, peaceful heart.
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Freedom from enmity is the quiet secret of a peaceful life.
Forgive yourself: the deepest part of you has not been harmed.
To be forgiven is to be welcomed back.
Hold no grudge against any being; carry only goodwill.
A person without grudges or greed is already free.
Let yourself be forgiven, and begin again.
Forgiveness is a quality you can grow.
Forgiveness is a quality you can grow in yourself.
Let the sweep of time soften your grudges.
Close relationships are strongest where forgiveness is easy.
Be as quick to forgive as you would like others to be.
Forgiveness is a gift that love gives and receives.
Freedom is finding that you need no enemies.
Forgiveness and fortitude make a strong heart.
Forgive, stay strong, remain humble.
A malice-free mind is a peaceful home.
No rivalry outlasts the river of years.
Let your energy serve good, not grudges.
Malice is a poison that the carrier drinks first.
Forgiveness is strength that has finished fighting.
Forgive your past enough to learn from it.
Hold the same goodwill for the helper and the harmer.
Wish the best even for those who wish you harm.
Forgiveness is offered before it is earned.
Stop keeping score of who you favour and who you resent.
Let go of the grudge; keep the lesson.
When you refuse to retaliate, you break a chain.
Whom do you need to forgive, and who needs to forgive you?
What rivalry could you let time dissolve?
Whom do you think of as an enemy, and could you soften toward them?
No one is beyond redemption.
Do all your work as an offering, and keep your heart free of enmity.
Repairing a friendship is worth swallowing your pride.
Free yourself from attachment, and from enmity as well.
Equal goodwill toward friend and foe is a sign of freedom.
Freedom from anger is freedom from a heavy load.
The world's confusion is no malice; it is a veil.
Compassion sees the resolve before the record.
Seeing the shared origin softens every quarrel.
Don’t let disagreement erase the memory of kindness.
Seeing one life in all, how can you hate?
What thread connects you to those you find hard to love?
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