Spoken by Supreme Master Ching Hai, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
June 7, 1998 (Originally in English)

Q: When Christ says, "blasphemy against the Holy Spirit," I don't think anyone, even myself, really understands completely what it would actually take to commit an unforgivable sin, if there were such a thing.

M: 'Unforgivable' is in the sense of the world, but there's nothing eternal. Suppose if Christ had come, and the people preached falsehoods against Him, or blackened His name, or accused Him falsely or wrongly, things like that, that's against the Holy Spirit, because He represented the Holy Spirit. So these sins are, of course, unforgivable, but not eternal. As soon as the soul turns around and repents, it's forgiven.

That's why Jesus did not hate those who condemned Him. Also, He knew that they had to do their duty. They had to do what they did to complete His mission, so that He would be glorified and honored in Heaven, as well as on Earth, up till now. If He hadn't died like that, He would be in oblivion; He wouldn't be as famous as He is now. Other masters have come and gone, but no one is as famous as He is.

So, those who persecuted Him had to do what they had to do. And He knows that, and they are forgiven. They had a role they had to play. Of course that's not the highest choice that they made, but someone has to make a choice like that. You know, just like in a film: Someone has to be a murderer, someone has to be a detective, someone has to be a victim and someone has to be a hero.

So, it's a choice we made before we came. Nothing is unforgivable, even though it seems unforgivable. Of course, we should never make a choice like that. But in eternity, in the game of the universe, everyone chooses a different way to walk back home. Sometimes they like to take a long way; some people take a short cut, like we do.

God knows everything; God forgives everything. It's just that we can not forgive ourselves. So we should never make lowly choices that we regret afterwards. Therefore the Master and the brothers stand by all the time, to assist us in re-choosing. We can always make a new choice. And depending on your choice, a new event will happen, a new direction will open up. Then you go into a different dimension. That's why every sinner has the chance to become a saint-any of them, no problem. There's always hope. There's always love, plenty of love for everyone, even for the worst criminal, plenty of love.