How may we forgive those that have wronged us? Every wrong done to us is a call to enter into the depths within and contact the Higher Self. When we do this, we will forget the wrong and forgive the wrong-doer, give him over, help him on his way.
This is what is meant by loving the enemy. Significant, in this connection, are the words of Sadhu Vaswani: “Love, love, love thy enemy. And though he hates thee as a thorn, thou wilt blossom as a rose.”
Shantideva was a prince, who renounced the throne and set out in quest of wisdom. Having attained the object of his quest, he came and worked as a teacher at the University of Nalanda. He said: - “An enemy is like a treasure found in my house, won without labour of mine; I must cherish him, for he is a helper in the way to Enlightenment.
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