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is boon for life, it becomes curse when its intensity crosses the proper limitation. A man who is over ambitious likes to achieve his ambition by any way right or wrong. He does not care for social and moral rules. Any how, he desires to obtain his goal. If he works in some office, he wants to occupy the highest chair by surpassing his all seniors. His intensity of ambition compels him to do which is neither social nor moral. He wants to remove from his path, those persons whom he considers hurdles on it. Sometimes he even kills his competitors. So the intensity of ambition causes different types of violence in society.
But according to the theory of social non-violence, no body should be over-ambitious so that he may scape from different criminal activities and have a peaceful life.
The Positive form of Social Non-Violence
The positive form of social non-violence may be discussed in the following way.
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(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
The Karma Theory of Social Organization
Home for Homless
Help to Handicaps
Service to those who are suffering fron. the so called
incurable diseases like leprosy etc.
(v)
Socializion of Prostitutes
1) The Karma Theory of Social Organization
The Karma theory of social organization brings equality in society. The society in which Karma theory is followed question of superior and inferior does not arise. All enjoy social honour according to the duties or activities they do. No body has any grievance against other people. So in the Vedic tradion Kṛṣṇa has propounded in Śrimadbhagavadgita.
"Caturvarṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇakaramavibhāgaśaḥ”
It means four Varnas have been created by Him (Kṛṣṇa) on the basis of qualities or abilities (Guṇa) and activities (Karma) done.
In the Jaina tradition Ãcārya Jinasena has asserted in his famous work Adi Purana, that all human beings have been originated due to the rise of Jăti-Nāma-Karma and they have accepted different businesses
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