Forgiveness

We often think about forgiveness as an act of mercy towards a person who did wrong to us. Forgiveness is an attribute toward a person who have hurt you. Sometimes we don't understand what forgiveness is and how it works. It is important to understand that what is Forgiveness. Forgiveness does not mean to forget instead Forgiveness brings peace of mind and frees from anger. For the sake of Forgiveness, we acquire positive feelings and letting go of negative feelings. It has a lot of benefits on person's mental and physical  health. It makes us happier and healthier. It sustains relationships, boosts kindness and connectedness. It has goof effect on marriages. When two individuals are able to forgive each other it results to a long happy marriage. Forgiveness can help prevent problems from accruing in the married couple's future it can help us to heal the wounds.

According to psychology, people (who forgive others faults) feel less depressed, more grateful, more satisfied with life and less stressed afterward.

All religions in the world peach about forgiveness. In Judaism, one must go to those he has harmed in order to be entitled to forgiveness

.Forgiveness is central to Christian ethics. It is usually considered a duty of Christians to forgive even when forgiveness is not deserved.

Islam teaches that Allah is Al-Ghaffur "The Oft-Forgiving", and is the original source of all forgiveness (ghufran غفران). Seeking forgiveness from Allah with repentance is a virtue.

               Allah forgives what is past: for repetition Allah will exact from him the penalty. For Allah is Exalted, and Lord of Retribution.

— Quran 5:95

In Buddhism, forgiveness is seen as a practice to prevent harmful thoughts from causing havoc on one's mental well-being. Buddhism recognizes that feelings of hatred and ill-will leave a lasting effect on our mind karma. Instead, Buddhism encourages the cultivation of thoughts that leave a wholesome effect.

The theological basis for forgiveness in Hinduism is that a person who does not forgive carries a baggage of memories of the wrong, of negative feelings, of anger and unresolved emotions that affect his or her present as well as future. In Hinduism, not only should one forgive others, but one must also seek forgiveness if one has wronged someone else. Forgiveness is to be sought from the individual wronged, as well as society at large, by acts of charity, purification, fasting, rituals and meditative introspection.

Righteousness is the one highest good, forgiveness is the one supreme peace, knowledge is one supreme contentment, and benevolence, one sole happiness.

— Mahabharata, Book 5, Udyoga Parva, Section XXXIII, 

In Jainism, 

In Jainism, forgiveness is one of the main virtues that needs to be cultivated by the Jain's

In their daily prayers and samayika, Jain's recite Iryavahi sutra seeking forgiveness from all creatures while involved in routine activities

After this, self forgiveness is also very important. Sometime we do something wrong and repent on it and we don't able to forgive ourself. Self forgiveness reduce feeling of guilt and shame. If someone cant do this, suffers a lot of mental and physical health problems.

Self-forgiveness allows the individual to overcome the negatives associated with an earlier behavior.