Forgiving the Unforgivable with Master Charles Cannon
By
Master Charles Cannon
The True Story of how survivors of the Mumbai Terrorist Attack answered hatred with Compassion
In November 2008, Virginia-based spiritual teacher Master Charles Cannon and 24 associates traveled to India on a spiritual retreat. On Wednesday, the 26th, the group participated in a public meditation session in their host city, Mumbai. After that, it was back to the hotel, the luxurious 5-star Oberoi. By 9 p.m., some were in their rooms unwinding from the day; others gathered to chat in the hotel restaurant.
Meanwhile, Pakistani terrorists were positioning themselves in 11 popular tourist spots and hotels, including the Oberoi. They soon unleashed coordinated bombings and shootings in the heart of Mumbai, India’s commercial capital. Fires spread. Hostages — especially Americans, Brits and Israelis — were taken. Bullets were sprayed. Three days later, the dead numbered 164, and more than 300 people were wounded.
From the group with Master Charles Cannon at the Oberoi, a father and daughter were killed, and four others were injured. But what was surprising after the attack were statements from survivors, expressing compassion and understanding toward their attackers, rather than anger or hatred. Even the mother who had lost her child and husband forgave the killers.
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