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THE MEANING AND IMPLICATION OF NON-VIOLENCE
The Sanskrit word, Himsā, means violence and Ahimsa is its opposite, non-violence. Non-violence is not non-action, passive non-resistance or inaction but is action not characterized by violence and coercion. Himsā is a negative force and Ahimsa a positive one; and we can derive and sustain an active and valid social ethics only from a positive principle like nonviolence. The aim of such a dynamic social ethics is to stimulate and release the positive force and power of love from spiritually sensitive men and women in order to strengthen the moral texture of society. Only in a society where love and non-violence prevail can individuals mature fully and reach self-fulfilment.
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We live in an era in which amazing discoveries are being made regarding the truth and applicability of non-violence. True religion stimulates and supports such findings. The devotees of the world's religions are beginning to find that they have much in common. There are fundamental moral values held by all the great religions of the world. People are beginning to see that all religions are variant paths leading to the
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