Sharon SalzbergForgiveness is a personal process that doesn’t depend on us having direct contact with the people who have hurt us.
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Forgiveness is a personal process that doesn't depend on us having direct contact with the people who have hurt us. Forgiveness is not something we can demand of others. As much as we would like to bring the person who has hurt us to justice, that is not necessary. We can forgive what someone has done for us without demanding that they be brought to justice. It is the act of forgiving others that brings happiness to our own lives.
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