Non Violence

Author(s): Dada Bhagwan
Publisher: Dada Bhagwan Foundation

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Ahimsa
Ahimsa
Dadashri : Your intention should be not to do violence against any living entity. Even if you do not kill a snake, there will always be someone else who will. You may not have the strength to kill it but there will be many who will, so do not spoil your good intentions. There is no advantage in violence of any kind; it only harms you.
Survival Of The Fittest
If only Ahimsa was there in this world, people would take advantage of the situation. In this era peoples' minds have become ruined. The people of this era have many bad habits and there is no telling what they are capable of doing. The very presence of guns acts as a deterrent to violence and promotes Ahimsa.
The current era is changing everything around us, and a better time is approaching. You will witness this yourself
Questioner: Humans live by using their intellect, so they should not hurt other living things. Some animals prey on others. The difference between animals and humans is that only humans have intelligence. What about the violence taking place within the animal kingdom?
Questioner: You just said that a non-violent person can never be hurt, so then why was one of the saints murdered even though he was practicing Ahimsa?
Dadashri : Whom can we call a true non-violent person? A true non-violent person does not interfere with anything or with anyone. Such a person never takes sides because if he stands up for one party, the other will feel hurt and this is violence. One should not get involved in anything like this, one must not try to practice justice. A non-violent person never passes judgment. Where judgments are made, violence occurs.
Dadashri : You are not responsible for violence between animals. Violence is constantly occurring in the vast oceans, because no farms or grain-stores are found there. The larger fish sit around with their mouths gaped open and the smaller fish just swim into them. That is the law of nature, and no one is responsible for it. In the world, the larger life forms prey on the smaller ones and the smaller ones prey on the smallest. That is how the world operates. Everything is allowed until one acquires a birth as a human being with discriminating intellect. No one in the animal world tries to rescue the smaller life forms, while some human attempt to save animals.
No Harm For The Absolute Non-Violent One
If you were to practice absolute non-violence, it would be impossible for anyone to attack you. Such a non-violent individual would not utter even a single word of partiality. If he were pressed, he would utter words that would cause the least harm. When you take sides between two parties, you will invariably cause violence against one of them.
Sacrifice Of Life Forms In Religion
Questioner : But even non-violent people are being shot.
Dadashri : A true non-violent person can never be harmed. Even if he were to be shot at from every direction, he would remain unscathed. Only hinsak people will be affected. Such is the inherent nature of everything.
Questioner : In many temples, people offer a sacrifice of an animal to the deities. Is that a sin or virtue?
Dadashri : When you ask the person making the sacrifice,