Wisdom Booth
Browse topics
He is indeed a wise and excellent person who has conquered his own anger and shows forgiveness even when insulted, oppressed, and provoked by a powerful person.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingForgivenessWisdomSanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 891

Source

The Mahabharata, in Kisari Mohan Ganguli's monumental translation, is the world's longest epic poem and one of humanity's greatest spiritual and literary achievements, containing within it the Bhagavad Gita, the Vishnu Sahasranama, and a vast treasury of philosophical and moral teaching. The epic tells the story of the Kurukshetra War between the Pandavas and Kauravas, but its deeper purpose is to illuminate every dimension of dharma — duty, righteousness, and the human condition in relation to the divine. This is an inexhaustible wellspring of wisdom and narrative that has sustained Indian civilization for millennia.

Author
Vyasa
Tradition
Hindu
Source text
Mahabharata
Chapter
Mahabharata, p.891
Verse / page
Page 891
Topics
ForgivenessWisdomAngerPowerStrengthMercy

Same theme, different voices

If there were no people who are as forgiving as the earth, there would be no peace among humans, only constant conflict caused by anger.
Vyasa
HinduTeachingForgivenessHarmonySanskrit
Mahabharata, p. 891
Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.
BIBLE
UniversalScriptureForgivenessKnowledge
Living Reality, p. 26
Regarding the Last Judgment, a beautiful tradition states that there are seven degrees of punishment, but eight of blessedness, because God's mercy exceeds His justice.
Rumi
SufiScriptureForgivenessRighteousnessPersian
Divan of Rumi (Persian-English), p. 139
To know God, the soul must forget itself and let go of its own identity, for as long as it is focused on itself, it cannot focus on God.
Meister Eckhart
ChristianTeachingForgivenessGod Knowledge
Meister Eckhart Sermons, p. 13
When one is in tune with the Divine Will, one's ego is not appeased. In this state, one's soul receives the Divine Command, and one understands the Command. The Divine Will is beyond human comprehension, and it brings both joy and suffering. Some receive Divine Forgiveness through the Divine Will, while others are constantly troubled by it. Everyone is subject to the Divine Will, and no one is beyond it. Nanak says that when one understands the Divine Will, one's ego is eliminated.
Guru Nanak
SikhScriptureAdversitiesEgoPunjabi
Japji Sahib (Gurmukhi and English), p. 10