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Philosophy and Religion
Art & Science of Meditation
showed us how the dirt of karma can be washed off by the water of auspicious karmas.
The jouraney of auspicious karmas starts with the practice of five vows: non-violence, truth, non stealing, celibacy and non-possessiveness. The practice of nonviolence is the hightest human value. The meaning of nonviolence is to act with the goal of common welfare by view ing all beings as equal and respecting all.
Truth and non-violence are close companions. if a man steals and lies he becomes a thief. he acts like that being motiveated by greed and other negative thoughts and all these factors weaken the soul. The vow of non-stealing plays an important role of strengthening the soul. Truth, non - stealing and celibacy are closely related with non-violence. Aterrorist has no religion.
Gandhiji made non-violence a tool of the noncooperation movement. He used that tool during India's struggle for freedom. Violence only gives birth to more violence just as enmity gives birth to more enmity. Right cannot be suppressed by might. Suppression by might gives birth to hate. This world is buring in the fire of hatred and enmity for others. The pacifist message of Mahavira can put out the fire of this hatred. Co-existence, fraternity and brotherhood can grow in an environment of non-violence.
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