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AHIMSA (NON-VIOLENCE)
ACTIVE AHIMSA: "LIVE AND HELP OTHERS TO LIVE” To proactively strive to reduce
and eliminate suffering of others.
PASSIVE AHIMSA: "LIVE AND LET LIVE” To refrain from and not cause himsa (violence to self or to others.
VIA OR MEANS
PUNYA (GOOD KARMA)
(Some examples of many):
CHARITY FAIR HOUSING CARE OF ANIMALS CHILDREN'S HOMES
PEACEMAKING MEDICAL HELP
FOOD SHELTER CLOTHING EDUCATION
SOLACE ETHICAL BUSINESS CARE OF ENVIRONMENT
JUSTICE REMOVING FEAR
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ACTIVE AND PASSIVE AHIMSA (NON-VIOLENCE)
THE THREE WAYS TO COMMIT HIMSA The first way to commit himsa is with mental (bhava) himsa. This causes mental harm primarily to one's self (svabhava himsa) and may be also mental harm to others (parabhava himsa). This violence in thought is always committed before action. Violence in thought, or psyche violence, (bhava himsa), is the true violence. Mental violence to oneself can be done under when someone is in an agitated state of mind, or during circumstances that foster such states of mind. For instance, when a person is on the verge of committing suicide, he experiences extreme mental turmoil, which destroys his inner peace, contentment, joy, and purity of soul. An Ahimsa Crisis: You Decide
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