Journey Of Ahimsa

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

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including death. Fearlessness is what he should have. Mahavir, Buddha, Ram, Jesus were all fearless souls. If you are prepared to die and if you have no desire to kill, then that leads to love and compassion. Compassion, he believed, can effect change of heart in other person.
For Gandhi righteous behavior and sense of justice lead to non-violence. Justice means absence of exploitation. Tolerance can bring about a change of heart, not wielding a sword. On 8th October, 1931, he wrote in 'Navjivan'that man's true legacy is tolerance; fighting with weapons is a jungle law. Soul force is the true source of non-violence and soul is immortal, universal. Strength derived from soul can make a person fearless and non-violent. Once a person realizes the strength of his soul, he becomes non-violent. Thus, his nonviolence is not the virtue of a coward but of a truly brave person. He has observed in the issue of 'Harijanbandhư of October 13, 1938 in connection with his association with General Smutts : "He began as my bitterest and fiercest opponent and critic but today he is my dearest friend." To be non-violent does
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