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Q. 375. HOW IMPORTANT IS FORGIVENESS ?‏

Saintly persons are advised to forgive. Such injunctions for saintly persons are more important than any political emergency.
(Bhagavad-Gita---1:36---purport).

Intelligence, knowledge, freedom from doubt and delusion, forgiveness, truthfulness, control of the senses, control of the mind, happiness and distress, birth, death, fear, fearlessness, nonviolence, equanimity, satisfaction, austerity, charity, fame and infamy—all these various qualities of living beings are created by Me alone.
(Bhagavad-Gita---10:4-5---purport).

To get freedom from anger, one should learn how to forgive.
(Srimad Bhagavatam---1:9:27---purport).

The Lord never forgives a person who condemns His pure devotee.
(Srimad Bhagavatam---1:18:47---purport).

Once upon a time Parāśara began a sacrifice in which all the demons were to be burnt to death because his father had been killed and devoured by one of them. The great sage Vasiṣṭha Muni arrived at the sacrifice and requested Parāśara to stop the deadly action, and because of Vasiṣṭha's position and respect in the community of sages, Parāśara could not deny the request. Parāśara having stopped the sacrifice, Pulastya, the father of the demons, appreciated his brahminical temperament and gave the blessing that in the future he would be a great speaker on the Vedic literatures called the Purāṇas, the supplements of the Vedas. Parāśara's action was appreciated by Pulastya because Parāśara had forgiven the demons out of his brahminical power of forgiveness. Parāśara was able to demolish all the demons in the sacrifice, but he considered, "Demons are so made that they devour living creatures, men and animals, but why on that account should I withdraw my brahminical qualification of forgiveness?"
(Srimad Bhagavatam---3:8:9---purport).

It is only by the grace of the Supreme Lord that one can be protected from the allurement of lusty material desires. The Lord gives protection to devotees who are always engaged in His transcendental loving service, and by His causeless mercy He forgives the accidental fall of a devotee.
(Srimad Bhagavatam---3:12:32---purport).

Advancement in Kṛṣṇa consciousness involves developing the quality of forgiveness.
(Srimad Bhagavatam---3:31:34---purport).

It is said that forgiveness is the beauty of a saintly person .
(Srimad Bhagavatam---4:6:48---purport).

Forgiveness is a quality of those who are advancing in spiritual knowledge.
(Srimad Bhagavatam---4:20:3---purport).

The real feature of devotees who undergo austerity is forgiveness.
(Srimad Bhagavatam---6:4:5---purport).

A brāhmaṇa is highly qualified when he can control his senses and mind, when he is a learned scholar in spiritual science and when he is tolerant and forgiving.
(Srimad Bhagavatam---9:15:10---purport).

The duty of a brāhmaṇa is to culture the quality of forgiveness, which is illuminating like the sun. The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, is pleased with those who are forgiving.
(Srimad Bhagavatam---9:15:40---purport).

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