id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-1361 Forgiveness - Wikipedia .html text/html 12865 1484 64 Instead forgiveness in Hindu philosophy is being compassionate, tender, kind and letting go of the harm or hurt caused by someone or something else.[83] Forgiveness is essential for one to free oneself from negative thoughts, and being able to focus on blissfully living a moral and ethical life (dharmic life).[77] In the highest self-realized state, forgiveness becomes the essence of one's personality, where the persecuted person remains unaffected, without agitation, without feeling like a victim, free from anger (akrodhi).[84][85] The therapeutic model suggests responsibility as the first necessary step towards genuine self-forgiveness.[129] Research advises that in order to avoid the negative affect associated with emotions such as overwhelming guilt or regret, offenders must first recognize that they have hurt another individual, and accept the responsibility necessary for their actions.[128][129] ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-1361.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-1361.txt