Journey Of Ahimsa

Author(s): Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: Jaibhikkhu Sahitya Trust

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the results of non-violence are there for all to see. The distortions that have crept into our thinking have led us to take recourse to violence. It is forgotten that non-violence is the only solution to our individual, social and national problems and that it can bring about progress and prosperity in the country and global peace. Instead, aggressive mentality and violent acts are visible all around. People talk through the barrel of a gun. The need for a change in the mindset is far greater today that it was 2600 years ago, as is the need for the creed of non-violence.
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Non-violence means fearlessness in the face of death. On seeing Mahavir's mental concentration, endurance, firm perseverance and unflinching forbearance, Indra, the Lord of Gods, paid his obeisance to him and said in voice choked with emotion, "O Revered One, in granting forgiveness you are like the earth, in enduring calamities you are like a mountain, in steadfast persistence in spiritual efforts you are like an ocean and in concentrating the mind you are like a rock. Neither a man, nor a powerful god,
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