Training in Nonviolence

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

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The First Phase of Training in Nonviolence
in his heart but he finds it impossible to satiate it. He continues to accumulate wealth, which may be enough for the sustenance of the next two generations. He also knows it well that he cannot enjoy all the wealth he has amassed but he goes on accumulating the wealth only because he is egged on by ambition and competition. As a result of this unbridled human ambition social balance is being disrupted. It is natural that if one acquires more, the other will have less. If there is a mountain on the one hand, inevitably there will be a crater or a pit somewhere. So what is necessary is that we think again about the concept of development. Here are some practical exercises which will help you to strengthen your resolution. Practical exercises for attitudinal change
Follow instructions and do as instructed.
(i) The first resolution:
'I will support the concept of development.' Repeat this sentence in your mind for about a minute. First you have to utter this sentence three times in a loud voice. After you have uttered it three times loudly, repeat the same sentence three times in a low voice, then repeat it again three times in your mind.
(ii) Second resolution:
After the first resolution has been reinforced, make a second resolution: 'I will practise nonviolent lifestyle.' You have to utter it loudly three times and then repeat it three times in low voice, then repeat it three times in your mind. (iii) Third resolution:
After these resolutions have taken root in your mind make the third resolution: 'In education I will try for students' emotional development.' You have to repeat this resolution three times loudly, three times in a low voice and three times mentally.
This exercise to which I exposed you aims at promoting and strengthening the concept of balanced development. Unless there is a change in our concepts and beliefs, there can be no change in society. In order to reverse the trend of unbalanced development, which is ailing the society, today we have to develop our power of resolution. Once this concept enters the layers of the unconscious mind and once it has been strongly imprinted in it, it will unleash powerful vibrations, which will transform human society. This is the first step for a change of the consciousness. The main problem is that we lack resolute determination. If concentration, determination and repetition are combined, our thinking will reach the unconscious layer of the mind. It then results in the transformation of the consciousness. It is the first step towards the process of changing or transforming the consciousness. We have to make it so strong that it touches our conscience and permeates our subconscious mind. The subconscious mind is the key to success in our life. We have to develop a strategy to reach it and it is possible only through willpower. We must learn how to strengthen our will because it has the potential for individual and social transformation.
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