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CHAPTER III
AHIMSA
Correspondence reveals grasp of the fact that Nonviolence in thought, emotion, expression, deed and action constitutes a fundamental pillar of Jain philosophy. What has moved the Western World is the consideration of the principle of Ahimsa towards not only fellow human beings, but to all living beings. Chitrabhanuji says “The universe is not for man alone. It is a field for evolution of all of life's forms. Different living forms may not be the same in mental capacity and sensing apparatus, the life force is equally worthy in all”.
Chitrabhanu's message to the Western World has been that people must refrain from greed and violence to survive and to create the atmosphere of peace, nonviolence and understanding. Non-violence is integrally related to truth. Indeed to separate oneself from the truth is violence.
At the International Press Conference for Religious Peace sponsored by the Embrace Foundation at the U.N. Chapel in New York on October 4, 1985, Gurudev Chitrabhanuji declared: "To save the world from annihilation we must practise the Jain principles of Ahimsa (non-violence) and understanding. Mahatma Gandhi, Albert Schweitzer and Martin Luther King had demonstrated the spiritual power of non-violent action to bring about significant social
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