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becn and always would be; but so was non-violence also. What was of concern was that the cult of nou-violence was growing weaker. The realization and efforts should always be there that non-violence should never get weaker in comparison to forces of violence; And this work could not be done in an atmosphere of depression and despair. The work for this was to be done in a purposeful manner, with joy and faith and belief. This would be the first step towards the success of Ahimsa Sarvbhom. He further said that the path of non-violence was like treading on the edge of the sword, not a path for a weak or coward.
Non-violence and Bravery
Some people consider that Abimsa is a path of cowards, saying that Ahimsa of Jainism and Buddhism has made us coward. He rebats it clearly saying that nothing is further from truth, they are antithesis to each other. A non-violent person can never be a coward and a coward can never be a follower of non-violence. Because it is never and nowhere said that you should not protect yourself. It is violence to terrorise any body and same way it is violence to be terrorised also. Those, who take recourse to non-violence to cover their cowardice are the forces, which weaken the process and movement of non-violence. And this factor has been the most potent in weakening the cult of non violence. In a parable it is like a rabbit telling a lion that he will not kill the lion because he was nonviolent. He firmly says that cowardice can never be non-violencee When non-violence will give up the dread of death, that day will b. the death of violence.
Democracy and Non-violence
In democracy, if the cult of non-violence gets out of the system, it will be a skelton only. Which establishes the importance of nonviolence in our present day world. And for this he proposes, that a non-violent group be constituted, which will not partake in politics, but will be providing guidance to it. He warns the politicians believing in the cult of violence, that they should get rid of the notion that violence, is the panacea for all ills, otherwise it can lead the society to disaster, because violence will get crueller and crueller if allowed to develop.
Democracy is a way of non-violence---a8 democracy and vio. lence cannot live together and are directly opposed to each other. Gandhi has given us the concept of Ram Rajya—though it did not
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