Tulsi Prajna 1998 01

SR No.: 524594
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Parmeshwar Solanki
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year: 1998
Total Pages: 200
Language: Hindi
Classification: Magazine, India_Tulsi Prajna, & India
File Size: 8 MB

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succeed, but the concept has taken roots and cult and ism is born, which will gather more and more followers as violent times of today unfold themselves. Gurudev mentions the following attributes of a non-violent democracy:
(i) Development of individual independence,
ii) Confirmation of human-oneness,
(iii) Peaceful co-existence,
(iv) Freedom from exploitation and creation of a moral society,
(v) Establishment of international values,
(vi) Joint efforts towards disarmament,
(vii) Joining of all peace and friendship organisation.
Non-violence and War
History of devastations of war is ancient. It has always been there and will always be there. There can be no denial to it. According to researches done in the matter, during the period of 3600 years B.C. to present times. 14514 wars have been fought out and total period of peace during these 5600 years has hardly been 292 years and more than three billion people were killed in these
wars.
In present times, the atomic weapons of destruction will make both the sides, winner as well as loser, destitutes and pay the price for centuries. In addition to killing millions, it will shatter billions mentally and morally and destroy the environment, the ultimate support systems of life. Scientists have already declared that in any atomic war of the future, the entire mankind will carry their burden of killing, destruction and incapacitation.
Gurudev Tulsi makes it more explicit that the war will destroy all the fruits of human endeavour, all growth in literature, art and science and the very fertility of the earth.
Going to the basic causes of wars he says that human smallness of mind, individual prides and egos, hunger for power and pelf. to feed the greed and avarice, finally some imbalanced mind goes in for it-but the final devastation is all-consuming.
war.
Indian thinkers have given serious thought to the phenomena of During Indo-Pak war, Poet Ramdhari Singh Dinkar came to Gurudev and asked him, since he neither considered it good nor supported it, nor advise his followers to take part in it, so what did he say at this juncture of crisis for the country? Gurudev gave a flat and firm reply that "though I do not support it, I cannot also run away from it-so we have to face it and he who shuns it or hides himself under the garb of non-violence during this national crisis is