Ahimsa
Ahimsa is one of the ideals of Hinduism. It means that one should avoid harming any living thing, and also avoid the desire to harm any living thing.
Ahimsa is not just non-violence - it means avoiding any harm, whether physical, mental or emotional.
In modern times the strongest proponent of ahimsa was the Indian leader Gandhi, who believed that ahimsa was the highest duty of a human being.
"Ahimsa, non-violence, comes from strength, and the strength is from God, not man. Ahimsa always comes from within."
Gandhi
Gandhi did not equate ahimsa with non-killing - he accepted that killing because it was a person's duty, and doing so in a detached way without anger or selfish motives, would be compatible with ahimsa.
Ahimsa is one of the ideals of Hinduism. It means that one should avoid harming any living thing, and also avoid the desire to harm any living thing.
Ahimsa is not just non-violence - it means avoiding any harm, whether physical, mental or emotional.
In modern times the strongest proponent of ahimsa was the Indian leader Gandhi, who believed that ahimsa was the highest duty of a human being.
"Ahimsa, non-violence, comes from strength, and the strength is from God, not man. Ahimsa always comes from within."
Gandhi
Gandhi did not equate ahimsa with non-killing - he accepted that killing because it was a person's duty, and doing so in a detached way without anger or selfish motives, would be compatible with ahimsa.
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