The knee-jerk reaction of too many people in leadership positions when they feel wronged is righteous indignation and the urge for revenge. But one factor that sets truly transformational leaders apart from the run-of-the-mill is the ability to forgive - to let feelings of anger, resentment and blame fall away and become something constructive.
Learning to forgive
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Very good article on the importance of Forgiveness. Chapter 16 of the Bhagavad Gita elaborately deals with the divine and the demoniacal traits of human beings. Verse 3 of that chapter says tejah kshamaa dhritih shauchamadroho naatimaanitaa bhavanti sampadam daiveem abhijaatasya bhaarata // 16.3 // VIGOR, FORGIVENESS, FORTITUDE, PURITY, ABSENCE OF HATRED, AND ABSENCE OF PRIDE - THESE BELONG TO THE ONE BORN IN A DIVINE STATE, O BHARATA. Forgiveness (kshama in Sanskrit) - It implies unruffled serenity even in the face of powerful oppositions and provoking situations in life. The great epic Mahabharata is full of instances where absence of the trait of forgiveness had brought about disastrous consequences.
on Oct 19, 2013ITS EASY TO SAY THAT I HAVE FORGOTTEN MY GRUDGES AND ALL BUT IN PRACTICAL WORLD ITS REALLY DIFFICULT TO DO IT.
on Oct 9, 2013