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lity, physical vitality, respiration and duration of life. When an injury is caused to any sense organ, faculty of mind, speech, physical forces, respiration and life duration that act will be called killing (hurting): How that molestation? If obstruction is put in one's suitable acceptables or an attack directed at his strength, he will feel distressed. This is the negative aspect. The affirmative aspect will be to make efforts to protect the ten vitalities of a living being, If these vitalities be afflicted by any body or own self, it should be removed as much as possible and according to one's capacity as also a habit be cultured to erect all the living beings on the ground level of equanimity and the corresponding social system be constituted. This shall be the gross form of non-killing.
Three main causes engulf a man for committing violence:
(1) Some persons do violence with this reaction that the other one has already done violence to them.
(2) Some persons do violence with this retribution that the other one is presently doing violence to them.
(3) Some persons do violence with this anticipation that other one will do violence to them.
Violence produces revenge and allows it to continue. On the other hand non-violence generates the feeling of friendliness and compassion. The non-violent vision is the equanimous vision which dissolves the difference of friend and foe. Non-violence, accor
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