Every mortal needs to be forgiven.
It starts even before birth as mothers have to forgive their offspring for a string of wrong-doings. Some of these are involuntary, while others, especially after birth and growth, are effects of lust, greed, delusion, ego, and anger.
All religions try to show paths to forgiveness. God in every form is both patient and magnanimous. Some forms of Christianity prescribe confession. The laity can seek forgiveness through the clergy. Islam has stringent laws. Shariat hands out painful and physical punishment, so the focus is on prevention rather than repeated and easy forgiveness. Hinduism is undecided: Vaishnavs and Shaktas have differing concepts of forgiveness. Shaivaites perceive destruction as a part of the cycle of new creation.
Sikhism is anthropomorphic. The Living Guru is supreme. All beings are equal. Each of us has to be our own advocates in the Court of God. Forgiveness acquires a new dimension in this context. We must participate in judgments of our own wrong-doings. The Living Guru is not a gullible mother to forgive all the time for the same torts, repeated without end. Neither is the Living Guru vicious: the doors are not closed to anyone, and no one experiences physical pain during an audience. The Sikh diaspora have established abodes of the Living Guru everywhere, and the World Wide Web makes personal communion with God even more accessible. You can drop in and seek solace and victuals every day.
Our Chief Trustee has kindly made a comment on yesterday's post. It shows forgiveness in new light. Thank you for scrolling down, reading what Group Captain (Retired) Premjit Singh has said, and reflecting on it for your own sustainable advantages.
May The Lord Grant Grace to Us in Mercy
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