Manava Dharma

Author(s): Bhurmal Shastri, Nihalchandra Jain
Publisher: Aacharya Gyansagar Vagartha Vimarsha Kendra

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8 / MANAV DHARMA the second, the man is firmly determined in his intention to cause violence by killing other beings or inflict severe injury on them. Hence rationally speaking, it is highly essential for all of us to protect ourselves from such kind of major and complete violence. (Sthool Himsa)"
That man, who does not keep away himself from this kind of major violence, is called a sinner. because he lacks the feelings of humanity in him. The history of man kind is full of so many examples, where a man has killed thousands of people with his sword, who have dared to attack his mother land or his kingdom or his pious chastity, while on the other hand he has taken it an evil even to beat a dog with a stick.
Same is the case of a farmer. In the work of Agriculture, many small insects and worms are killed by the farmer, even then he is not considered as a violent and sinner but the fisherman is definitely doing the act of violence by catching the fish in his net, no matter whether he gets fish or not in the net through out the day. But he is a criminal because his intention is only to kill fish while there is no intention of killing insects with a farmer. Fishing in an act of violence while Agriculture is not an act of violence or Himsa. As is said below:
विश्वग्जीविते लोके कुतश्चित्कोप्यिमोक्षतः । भावैक साधनों बन्ध - मोक्षो न भवतो यदि ॥
Bondage of sinful karmas and to get free from them, it all depends on the thoughts of the people; it does not depend on whether a living being is killed or not killed. This world is full of living beings and these small insects, worms and other living beings are destroyed by our walking here and there. But a man can not be taken as a criminal because his intention is not sinful to destroy the smallest living being. On the other hand if a man has the intention to kill any living being. then he becomes a criminal no matter whether the living being is killed or not. That is why the great noble persons never think of injuring any one. They believe in the principle “Be good and get good” they never think to cause harm and evil to others. Contrary they do good even to those who cause harm to them. They return happiness even to those who think evil of them; no doubt the other people in opposite side do not have a broad heart and mind, hence they lack determination in their own thinking. Such people like to return evil for evil (F10 211644 reta) they give the answer of the abusive language in that very language; but these people also do not like to inflict injury over innocent living beings because such act is not appreciated to be done by any man. If, to inflict