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Social Aspect of Non-Violence : 166
iv) Samnyāsāśrama - This is the place for spiritual life.
Dr. Bhagwan Das has said that asramas are to train persons inorder to be good and retrained members of society, so that it may possess a harmonious life full of peace and non-violence.
The division of society in the forms of varṇas is for the development of social life. It is not concerned with caste and creed. Brāhmaṇa, Kṣattriya, Vaisya and Śūdra are respectively classes of teachers, rulers, nourishers and workers. In its beginning this social classification was fully depended on karma, but as time passed it began to deteriorate and lastly came to be based on birth, which is now resulting into social violences. But really varṇa-vyavastha is based on psychological characteristics of human beings. It is not only social, but scientific also. All want to work according to their capabilities. So these classes represent respectively the spiritual, intellectual, emotional and physical nature of human beings.
Acārya Narendra Deva
Acarya Narendra Deva the father of Indian Socialism has asserted that caste system is a curse for Indian society. Though it has been coming from ancient time, it is not according to place and time. Due to this system Indian society is becoming weak day by day. To strengthen the society, equality among individuals living in it is necessary. The society should be classless, because it causes equality. The caste system creats division of society which make it weak and a weak society cannot defend itself from any calamity. It cannot protect its freedom. They are not worthy to be the citizens who treat human beings as Brāhmaṇa, Kṣttriya, Vaisya and Śūdra, not as men.
Home for Homeless
To manage home for homeless is one of the positive forms of social non-violence. The homeless persons found in society may be classified as -
i)
Illegal Children
ii)
Beggars
iii) Totally Neglected Old Persons
iv) Divorced Women
v) Mentally Disordered Persons
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