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national jealousy and animosity. The bers of one brotherhood, children of one emphasis must be put upon whatever spirit, peace can prevail in the world. binds people together in cooperative The Jains generally refrain from taking human pursuits and results apart from even some fresh vegetables because they geographical limitations." Aldous Huxley are living and according to them even also says, "there are some who believe killing of vermin is forbidden under the that desirable social changes can be law of Ablmsa. Though evidently the brought about most effectively by chang- way which Jains preach and follow seems ing the individuals who compose society. to be impracticable and unreasonable, but O the people who think in this way, some it is a wrong notion. It may be difficult pin their faith to education, some to
to follow but it is not absolutely unreasonpsychoanalysis, some to applied behav- able. Prof. Tan Yun Shan, Director of jourism. The real obstacles to peace are Vishwa Bharati Cheena Bhawn, observed human will and feelings, human convic- "Te is impact
"It is impracticable because humanity has tions, prejudices, and opinions." And it
not yet progressed enough. When requires a change of heart as well as a humanity has sufficiently developed and change of mind to remove the obstacles, reached a certain higher stage, this law of for the appeal to man works best through
Ahimsa should be and would be followed heart and not the head. If a band of
by all." Therefore, it may be said that firm believers in non-violence suffers for
so long as we do not recognize the suprea right cause but does not retaliate, then
macy of the moral law of love and nonthe heart of the exploiters is bound to be violence in our national and inter-national touched by the suffering, and a way is sure to be open for human reconciliation
Examples and new social synchesis.
There are innumerable instances of Horace Alexandra rightly pointed out
the triumph of this wonderful weapon in "it is a superficial judgment that sees individual sphere. Only few examples humanity as a mass of innocent people
are quoted her to shov the strength of wanting to be left in peace (as Archibald
the weapon of non-violence in political Robertson remarked) while a few war
and mass spheres. mongers seize power and force the peoples
In Hungary, during the mid-nineto fight their battles." The true peace
teenth, when Emperor Franz Josef of makers are those who spend their lives,
Austria, attacked over that country, the and who devise means by which others
Hungarians, under the guidance of Franmay spend their lives in loving service to
cis Deak offered a non-violent resistance others : not in self-righteousness, hardly
to the outrageous and violent activities of even in pity for suffering but in pure the belligerent. Deak advised them to love for their enemies. Only when man refuse to recognize the Austrian Governlearns to be loyal first and foremost ment in any way and asked them to admoto all makind, irrespective of any differ- nish acts of violence and abandon grounds ences of caste, colour, and creed, as mem- of legality. "Thus is the sate ground", he
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