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Espaņol |
The more I look at the practise of forgiveness, the more I see
it as a component of nearly every spiritual teaching or discussion of mental
health. Many of my ideas and questions were inspired by the readings below,
but this is only a beginning.
| Title | Author | Comments | Publisher | ISBN |
| The Wisdom of Forgiveness | Victor Chan | with HH Dalai Lama | Riverhead | 1594480923 |
| Forgiveness is a Choice | Robert Enright | APA | 1557987572 | |
| The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness, and Peace | Jack Kornfield | Bantam | 0553802054 | |
| Forgiveness | Robin Casarjian | Bantam | 0553352369 | |
| The Forgiving Self | Robert Karen | Anchor Books | 0385488742 | |
| The Sunflower: on the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness | Simon Wiesenthal | Schocken | 0805210601 | |
| A Year to Live: How to Live This Year As If It Were Your Last | Stephen Levine | Harmony/Bell Tower | 0609801945 | |
| Lovingkindness | Sharon Salzberg | Shambhala | 157062903X | |
| A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life | Shantideva | various translations | ||
| Making Peace with Myself | Jenna Jordison | in Not Turning Away: The Practice of Engaged Buddhism, Sue Moon ed. |
Shambhala | 159030103X |
| The Agony of Hate | Rachel Carr | in Wind Bell: Teachings from the San Francisco Zen Center
1968-2001, Michael Wenger ed. |
North Atlantic Books | 1556433816 |
| The Divine Abidings: Getting Rid of Resentment | Buddhaghosa | in The Path of Purification, Bhikkhu Ņyanamoli, translator | Shambhala | 0877730792 |
| Dhammapada (esp. verses 3-6, 251-253) | "Hatred never ends through hatred. By non-hate alone does it end. This is an ancient truth." |
| Angulimala Sutta (MN 86) | A serial killer finds forgiveness and learns compassion |
| Chavalata Sutta (AN 4.95) | "...the individual who practices for his/her own benefit and for that of others is the foremost, the chief, the most outstanding, the highest, & supreme." |
| Akkosa Sutta (SN 7.2) | "Who does not repay anger in kind, He alone wins the battle hard to win." |
| Lekha Sutta (AN 3.130) | on some consequences of becoming angry |
| Raja Sutta (UDDd 5.1) | "...one should not hurt others if one loves oneself." |