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men could also wage a locally focused campaign for peace, harmony and non-violent coexistence.
As Vivekananda said -
"The Christian is not to become a Hindu or a Buddhist,
nor
A Hindu or a Buddhist to become a Christian. But each Must assimilate the spirit of the others and yet preserve His individuality and grow according to his own laws of Growth".
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Education in schools, colleges and universities should include the concept of "reverence of life in all its forms". The education in Earth Ethics will alone rekindle a mutually nurturing (and not exploitative) relationship between human and natural world. Realization must grow at every step in life and in every walk of life that Planet Earth is a vastly complex but basically a unitary living system."
Films, TV programmes, textbooks, must be censored to remove violence-orientation. Children's toys, storybooks, cartoon, magazines and amusement parks must avoid playing up violence, gun-culture and trigger-happy leanings. The process of education and upbringing should be inspired by the concepts of amity, compassion, appreciation, equanimity and courage.
• Spread of Vegetarianism can be a very potent instrument towards strengthening the belief in and practice of non-violence. Already vegetarian food habits are gaining ground in Western countries as well. But it is still a mere drop in the ocean. We would be better Jains if we could persuade more and more non-vegetarians to take to vegetarian diet.It is time to mount an energetic campaign to arouse public opinion against the merciless slaughter of thousands of innocent animals every day to provide food to humans.
Global Community should encourage non-violent and cooperative communication to combat the current violent communication through exploitation, arrogance, oppression,
Ahimsa: The Ultimate Winner ★ (235)
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