Bhagavad Gita Quotes on Forgiveness of Self

Your worst day does not define you; your resolve can.

Deep within you is something untouched by what you do.

You may make mistakes, but your essence stays untainted.

Forgive yourself: the deepest part of you has not been harmed.

Let this knowledge comfort you when you feel unworthy.

You are more good than you feel on your worst day.

You are allowed to believe in your own goodness.

Let yourself be forgiven, and begin again.

Trust that those who love you are ready to forgive.

You are more than your mistakes.

Leave behind the old mistakes and commit to the good.

Let go of the idea that you must deserve what is freely given.

Understanding that qualities act through you frees you from blame.

Understanding carries you across what guilt cannot.

Forgive your past enough to learn from it.

Let the weight of guilt be carried by something larger.

Your worst chapter is not your last.

No past is too heavy for the raft of wisdom.

A sincere turn toward the good outweighs a long past of wandering.

It is never too late to change your heart.

Compassion without borders includes yourself.

Be kind to yourself on days you cannot get going.

You are never too far to come back.

A sincere heart that wanders is still a sincere heart.

Return is always possible; refuge is always near.

Wherever you have wandered, you may turn back.

Treat yourself and others with the same gentleness.

Your core is clean, whatever your day has been.

Do not grieve: goodness is already part of your nature.

True strength is gentle with itself.

Where you have been does not decide where you can go.

The mind that is kind to itself grows stronger.

Do not mistake harshness toward yourself for progress.

Be gentle with yourself; you are shaped by forces larger than your will.

Right knowing lifts the weight of old mistakes.

There is no shame in wanting the gentle form.

Return to the sky within when you feel dirtied by life.

Notice a tendency without calling yourself bad for it.

Softening toward yourself is the first step to softening toward others.

Letting go of craving, anger and greed is a kindness to yourself.

Freedom from craving, rage and greed makes you kind to yourself.

Be kind to yourself about food; nourishment is not a test.

Be gentle with yourself when you have little energy for care.

A wise mind carries neither pride in the good nor guilt over the bad.

Speak to yourself as you would to someone you are lifting.

Return is always possible, even from the shadows.

Be kind to your nature; you did not invent it.

Hating others is a way of hating yourself in disguise.

Self-kindness grows where the three doors are shut.

Return the wandering mind without scolding it.

Let insight reduce your regrets to ash.

Wanting what is right is no sin.

Treat your own helplessness with compassion and curiosity.

Clarity about the highest clears the mind of mistakes.

Subtle things cannot be soiled; neither can your deepest self.

Anger at others often begins with unkindness toward oneself.

What have you said in anger that your calmer self would never sign?

Feed the fire of understanding, not the fire of regret.

Turn your regret into a change of course.

Self-criticism can be a tool or a trap; learn which.

A stumble on the path leaves grace intact.

Let service wash away what regret cannot.

Self-compassion starts with accepting that you are made of tendencies.

Guilt often hears every sound as an accusation.

Clear knowing washes the past without effort.

How gently are you treating yourself today?