Training in Nonviolence

Author(s): Mahapragna Acharya
Publisher: Anuvrat Global Organization

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Training in Nonviolence
The antidote to hostility
Training in cultivating friendship and in eschewing the tendency to take revenge.
The antidote to anger Training in learning to forgive. The antidote to egoism
Training in practising humility, nonviolent opposition and non-cooperation with injustice.
The antidote to cruelty
Training in cultivating goodwill for other sects and the ability to put up with diverse views
The last two factors causing violence can be countered by training people in relativism of thinking and behaviour. Negative feelings are to be countered by training in feeling positively. Stopping nonessential violence
Training in nonviolence will have as one of its constituents making the people aware of the need to give up nonessential violence. Wastage of water, excessive mining, killing innocent creatures and people are examples of nonessential violence. It has made man cruel and has disturbed the balance of nature. Physical health and nonviolence
There is an intrinsic relation between physical health and nonviolence. Illhealth generates violence. One of the factors responsible for people committing suicide is inadequate sugar in the blood. Likewise, disorders of liver and spleen also contribute to violent thoughts. Therefore, training in differential dietetics and Science of Healthy Living is a vital component of training in nonviolence.
Economic health and nonviolence
Training in the following subjects is necessary for the economic health of an individual as well as society: • Voluntary parting with wealth
Non-acquisitiveness Decentralization of the economy Economics and World Peace Economics and a Healthy Society Legitimate Means of Making Money Just Distribution of Wealth
Restraint in consumerism and limitation of wants
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