Try This Exercise Think of two people who have hurt you, made you angry or let you down recently - two people about whom you still feel animosity. Now ask yourself: what is my animosity doing to me? Do I feel happy holding on to it? Does it make me feel happier? Does it improve my sleep? Is my life better, richer, more meaningful because of my resentment? If the answer to all the above questions is NO — then take a courageous decision.
Moment of Calm
We Are What We Think... What we think, determines what we believe.
Pos ive inking What we believe, determines how we feel.
How we feel, inuences the way we act.
They caused the first wound, but you are causing the rest;
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this is what not forgiving does. They got it started, but you keep it going. Forgive and let it go, or it will eat you alive. You think they made you feel this way, but when you won’t forgive, you are the one inicting the pain on yourself.
YOU CHOOSE
Your Own Feelings!
- Bryant McGill
We can’t live a positive life with a negative mind. Let go! Walk away from disappointment and bitterness!
Forgiveness And Health Many studies show that those who can forgive are in better physical and mental health than others. Psychological and physical symptoms such as back pains, insomnias, abdominal pains, mental illnesses, depression, are significantly reduced for those who forgive. “There is a psychology of forgiveness... When you do not forgive, it will chew you up.”
- Dr. Herbert Benson
Come, Join Us The Moment of Calm is a worldwide peace initiative that aims at helping people experience true joy and peace by forgiving and positive inspired living. We believe, there can be no world peace without peace in the heart. The concept is simple. It calls upon one and all to observe silence for 2 minutes on August 2 at 2pm to forgive, clear the heart of ill-feelings and send out vibrations of love to all. One can observe this Moment from wherever one is – the elevator, the gym, the office, the home, or anywhere, the location doesn't matter. The Moment of Calm marks the birth time of an epitome of love, Rev. Dada J.P. Vaswani, who said, “Forgiveness is not just a favour you confer upon another person. It is a protection you need for yourself. It protects you from corrosive feelings of bitterness and anger that can corrupt mind and soul.” Why hold on to distress, discord and worry? When you can forgive and be free! Pledge today, and choose a life you have always longed for- a life of happiness and joy; a life of freedom and fulfillment. To join, visit www.momentofcalm.org or 'Like' www.facebook.com/momentofcalm
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Look at yon tree! Stone after stone is ung at it. What does the tree give in return? Fruits or owers! Does a man hurt thee? Give him the healing of your love.
- Sadhu Vaswani Forgiveness is that powerful energy that not only liberates our heart and our soul from the negativity that we hold, but also liberates the negativity in the environment and the people around us. Therefore, it’s a great opportunity for all of us to take that negativity out, to pull that grudge that we hold out and experience that Moment of Calm in our life.
- Gaur Gopal Das We go through life accumulating so much anger, frustration, and sometimes fear and bitterness. All of this can harm our bodies. Moment of Calm gives us an opportunity to release it by forgiving everybody and anybody.
- Anita Moorjani
Betrayal, hurt, anger, disappointment sometime or the other, we have to face these negative emotions in our life. When we dwell on other people's rudeness and insensitivity, we walk into the trap of bitterness and negativism. We constantly think about our disappointment; and then we begin to talk about it and are trapped in resentment. How best can we face such disappointments and frustrations? You can choose to react differently, by taking responsibility for your own emotions and feelings. You do this in the full awareness that others do not 'cause' your feelings. You choose your own. It may be a cliché to say that it is useless to cry over spilt milk. But it's only too true. We h a v e t o l e a r n t o l e t g o o f disappointments and get on with our life. We need to forgive. This is especially difficult when other people don't seek our forgiveness, or indeed when they are clearly in the wrong and don't deserve to be forgiven.
Change your attitude and you can change the pattern of your life. Never mind - let go! In such situations, forgiveness allows you to let go of a no-win situation and walk out of it unhurt, unscarred by bitterness.
- J.P. Vaswani
The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it. Be aware of the thoughts you are thinking. Separate them from the situation, which is always neutral. It is as it is.
- Eckhart Tolle
True Story - Friction To Friendship!
Primary school students make
A businessman hired his best friend as his manager. He taught him all the tricks of the trade. After learning everything, the friend quit, started his own business and became his friend's competitor. He was shocked. He could not imagine that his best friend would betray him. For four years he did not talk to his friend. The businessman's wife, a Moment of Calm volunteer, tried to coax her husband to let bygones be bygones, but to no avail. Periodically, she would show him some Moment of Calm messages. After much persuasion, he agreed to observe the Moment of Calm on August 2nd. While doing so, he experienced a change of heart. He decided to let go and be free. The next day he met his friend at a cafe. The two sat across the table and cleared the matter over coffee. The broken friendship was restored.
forgiveness bands to tie on the
The Magic of Forgiveness Workshop
hands of their friends.
Thank You Supporters Stanford University's The Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center, Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance, Unify, The Path of Forgiveness among others shared the Moment of Calm information with their communities via social media and digital newsletters to spread the message of forgiveness and peace.
Thank You Participants Schools, colleges, laboratories, hospitals, corporates and NGOs, banks, ashrams and old age homes, orphanages, resorts and clubs, yoga centres and temples participated from India and abroad.
True Story: Headache, No More!
A blood donation camp was organised by a rotary group in Tirupur. A volunteer encouraged the donors to pledge for Moment of Calm and told them that along with physical wounds, let us heal emotional wounds as well. The donors were happy to pledge. Since the camp was covered by the Press, Moment of Calm became known to the media in South India. A news item regarding Rev. Dada J. P. Vaswani was then published in the newspaper 'Dinamalar'.
Moment of Calm observed at the inauguration of ISKCON temple in Gandhidham.
A Moment of Calm volunteer visited a reputed college in Pune and was directed to the Supervisor. Upon entering the Supervisor's office, it was apparent that the supervisor was very stressed. Etched upon his face was tension and worry. The volunteer started talking about Moment of Calm and the benefits of forgiveness. 'Magic of Forgiveness' workshops were conducted in different areas of Mumbai, including Khar, Bandra and Colaba. The workshops were a resounding success. Many of the participants were inspired by the talk and audio visuals and chose to let go. One man broke down as he narrated his personal experience and released the heavy burden from his heart. A Senior Police Inspector, at another workshop commented, "We, as the Police, have to be calm at every given time, but this message of forgiveness will help us blend well to keep peace in the society."
Comments One Educator commented, "It is the need for the current lifestyle. There is so much pressure on students and teachers which results in negativity and stress. When we forgive we feel relieved."
An administrator of a reputed hospital in Pune commented, “We are happy to observe the Moment of Calm in our hospital. When a patient tries to keep himself calm, composed - he can get healed. We help ourselves when we forgive by releasing the negativity to help the mind which in turn keeps us physically healthy.”
The supervisor was stunned, he mentioned that he had many problems at home and work. His mother was sick and he was facing lot of pressure in his work environment. His anger towards his boss was growing day by day. As he listened to the volunteer, he realised how much harm he was causing to himself. After discussing the matter, he was willing to give forgiveness a try. He commented, 'My head was bursting but I feel much lighter now.' A few weeks later the volunteer touched base with the supervisor and learned that he was a changed person who now considers the other person's point of view and gets less angry. And, the amazing thing is his work environment is also slowly changing for the better!
1,82,14,128 One Crore, Eighty Two Lakhs, Fourteen Thousand, One Hundred and Twenty Eight Pledged to observe the Moment of Calm