Forgiveness is important for both physical and mental well-being. Studies have shown that forgiving others leads to improved happiness, cardiovascular, and nervous system functioning. Most major world religions also teach that forgiveness is important, with Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism all emphasizing forgiving others. True forgiveness means letting go of resentment without attaching humiliating conditions or continuing to make the other person feel the weight of the offense. People are encouraged to reconcile with adversaries quickly to avoid perpetuating conflicts.

1. Forgiveness
The Importance of
Forgiveness

4. Forgiveness
• Forgiveness is typically defined as the
process of concluding resentment,
indignation or anger as a result of a
perceived offence, difference or mistake
and or ceasing to demand punishment or
restitution.

5. Forgiveness
Forgiveness accordingly to The
Oxford English Dictionary is…
“to grant free pardon and to give
up all claim on account of an
offense or debt”

6. • Studies shows that people who forgive are
happier than those who hold resentments.
(forgiving.org)
• The first study to look at how forgiveness
improves physical health discovered that
when people think about forgiving an offender
it leads to improved functioning in their
cardiovascular and nervous system.
(“Granting Forgiveness or Harboring Grudges: Implication for
Emotions, Physiology and Health”)Oyen…

7. Judaism
• In Judaism if a person causes harm,
but then sincerely and honestly
apologizes to the wronged individual
and tries to rectify the wrong, the
wronged individual is religiously
required to grant forgiveness.

8. Christianity
• “Then Peter came and said to Him,
• Lord how often shall my brother sin against
me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?
• Jesus said to him,
• I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up
to seventy-seven times
• Matthew 18:21-22 (NAS)

9. Islam
Islam teaches that God is
Al-Ghaffur “ The All Forgiving”

10. Buddhism
In Buddhism, forgiveness is
seen as a practice to prevent
harmful thoughts from causing
havoc on one’s mental well-being.
• “Psychjourney ; introduction to Buddhism Series”

11. The Gospel

12. Patience
Be patient, because this is also a charity; everyone
should practice the law of charity as
taught by Christ, Who is God's Envoy. Charity given
to the poor in the form of a]ms is the easiest
of all. However, there is another kind of charity
which is much more laborious and so consequently
offers higher merit. That is to forgive all those
placed in your pathway by God to act as
instruments
for your suffering and to test your patience.

13. CHAPTER 10
BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL

14. FORGIVE OTHERS SO THAT GOD MAY
FORGIVE YOU
Mercy is a complement to mildness, because the
person who is not merciful cannot be
mild and pacific. Mercy consists of being able to
forget and forgive all offence. Hate and rancour
denotes a Spirit without any elevation or
magnanimity. Being able to forget offences is
the mark of
an elevated soul, which does not perturb itself
with the blows it may be dealt.

15. However, there are two very different ways of forgiving:
the first is noble and great, truly
generous without any hidden thoughts, which delicately
avoids hurting the self-esteem and
susceptibility of the adversary, even when that same
adversary has no justification for his or her
acts. The second, on the other hand, is when someone
who has been offended, or thinks they have
been offended, imposes humiliating conditions on the
supposed adversary, making felt the weight
of the pardon, which can only cause further irritation
instead of calming

16. RECONCILIATION WITH YOUR
ADVERSARIES
Agree with thine adversary quickly, whilst thou art
in the way with him: lest at any
time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and
the judge deliver thee to the officer, and
thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee,
Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till
thou hast paid the uttermost farthing (Matthew,
5:25 & 26).

17. When Jesus recommends that we should
reconcile ourselves with our adversaries as
soon as
possible, this is not merely with the object of
pacifying any discords during the actual
existence, but
principally to avoid their perpetuation into the
future life. Jesus said: " No one can leave this
prison
until the last cent of their debt has been paid,"
that is to say, not until God's justice has been
completely satisfied

18. Activity

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20. Forgive

21. Good Night

22. • Source: http://www.kardecian.org/mocidade-espirita.
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