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as racial would continue and violence would serve to sharpen its cutting edges.
Non-violence needs to be promoted at different layers of human conduct - ranging from the level of an individual to a group or society, and moving on to national, regional and international levels.
It cannot be enforced by any legal decree or administrative order. It can come to prevail only by persuading and convincing human beings that this is the only right and rational way which should shape the art and science of living.
Human Community needs to establish a network of effective non-violent communication. This can be done with attitudinal transformation on the following lines:
1. An attitude of love
(Involving care, respect, responsibility and knowledge); II. An attitude of flexibility
(Meaning tolerance, accommodation, humility and openness to other viewpoints);
III. An attitude of trust
(Implying regard, patience and goodwill towards others); IV. An attitude of openness and dialogue V. An attitude of sharing
(As a two-way process of exchange of ideas, information, facts and opinions);
VI. An attitude of listening to others VII. An attitude of cooperation and consultation
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