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Ahimsa Paramo Dharma
Non Violence is the Supreme Virtue' Says Hinduism.
Seeing God in every living being, Hinduism inculcates veneration for every thing - Cows, ants etc. Even rivers are considered to be living beings, hence venerated as also trees as vouched in the Sastras and expounded scientifically by the great Indian Scientist J.C.BOSE. This reverence is expressed in forms of 'Ahimsa' or nonviolence to animals as well as humans and as a result most pious Hindus are vegetarian. The word 'Ahimsa' is derived from the root "Han" to kill. or 'To damage'. By adding the negative prefix it means not to kill.
The phrase "Ahimsa Paramo Dharma" is mentioned several times in the Mahabharata
The word Ahimsa is mentioned four times in the Gita
The Gita begins with Arjuna telling Krishna that he is despondent and unwilling to fight the war. In this discussion, Lord Krishna repeatedly tells Arjuna to get up and fight.
"Ahimsa Paramo Dharma" can only be practiced by Sannyasins who tread the path of Nivritti Marga. It cannot be strictly practiced by householders if someone enters the house and molests a lady, a householder cannot keep quiet.
Similarly, in a war, a soldier cannot put down his weapons; In either case, practicing ahimsa would be adharma, not dharma. Similarly, a king must protect his subjects even if it requires violence to punish criminals or going to war with neighboring kingdoms if they attack
Ahimsa, while highly regarded, is not the highest dharma for everyone
Swami Chinmayananda on “Ahimsa Paramo Dharmah” —
“Non – Violence is the
greatest Dharma.”
This is the opening line of a stanza, and the very next line reads: Dharma himsaa tathaiva cha.
“So too is all righteous violence.”
To every individual his mother, wife and children are the nearest dependents and to guard their honor and life is the unavoidable first moral duty of each head of the family.
This is my view, to protect the nearest, and there is a duty towards one's country to protect it from outside attack. We may have to forgo this rule.
According to Vedic injunctions there are six kinds of aggressors:
(1) a poison giver,
(2) one who sets fire to the house,
(3) one who attacks with deadly weapons/ a terrorist
(4) one who plunders riches,
(5) one who occupies another’s land, and
(6) one who kidnaps a wife/ children
[FONT="] And many more….
Such aggressors are at once to be killed, and no sin is incurred by killing such aggressors. Such killing of aggressors is quite befitting any ordinary man.
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Sri Krishna killed his own uncle and his descendants (Yadav race) because they were adharmi.
Killing in self defense, defense of family, village, country is not himsa. Nor is killing in path of duty, like a hangman does
Sri. [/FONT][FONT="]Krishna[/FONT][FONT="]'s guidance to Arjun to kill his own Grandsire, cousins etc for the sake of dharma.
This is what every person following Sanatan Dharma must do.[/FONT]
Non Violence is the Supreme Virtue' Says Hinduism.
Seeing God in every living being, Hinduism inculcates veneration for every thing - Cows, ants etc. Even rivers are considered to be living beings, hence venerated as also trees as vouched in the Sastras and expounded scientifically by the great Indian Scientist J.C.BOSE. This reverence is expressed in forms of 'Ahimsa' or nonviolence to animals as well as humans and as a result most pious Hindus are vegetarian. The word 'Ahimsa' is derived from the root "Han" to kill. or 'To damage'. By adding the negative prefix it means not to kill.
The phrase "Ahimsa Paramo Dharma" is mentioned several times in the Mahabharata
The word Ahimsa is mentioned four times in the Gita
The Gita begins with Arjuna telling Krishna that he is despondent and unwilling to fight the war. In this discussion, Lord Krishna repeatedly tells Arjuna to get up and fight.
"Ahimsa Paramo Dharma" can only be practiced by Sannyasins who tread the path of Nivritti Marga. It cannot be strictly practiced by householders if someone enters the house and molests a lady, a householder cannot keep quiet.
Similarly, in a war, a soldier cannot put down his weapons; In either case, practicing ahimsa would be adharma, not dharma. Similarly, a king must protect his subjects even if it requires violence to punish criminals or going to war with neighboring kingdoms if they attack
Ahimsa, while highly regarded, is not the highest dharma for everyone
Swami Chinmayananda on “Ahimsa Paramo Dharmah” —
“Non – Violence is the
greatest Dharma.”
This is the opening line of a stanza, and the very next line reads: Dharma himsaa tathaiva cha.
“So too is all righteous violence.”
To every individual his mother, wife and children are the nearest dependents and to guard their honor and life is the unavoidable first moral duty of each head of the family.
This is my view, to protect the nearest, and there is a duty towards one's country to protect it from outside attack. We may have to forgo this rule.
According to Vedic injunctions there are six kinds of aggressors:
(1) a poison giver,
(2) one who sets fire to the house,
(3) one who attacks with deadly weapons/ a terrorist
(4) one who plunders riches,
(5) one who occupies another’s land, and
(6) one who kidnaps a wife/ children
[FONT="] And many more….
Such aggressors are at once to be killed, and no sin is incurred by killing such aggressors. Such killing of aggressors is quite befitting any ordinary man.
[/FONT][FONT="]
Sri Krishna killed his own uncle and his descendants (Yadav race) because they were adharmi.
Killing in self defense, defense of family, village, country is not himsa. Nor is killing in path of duty, like a hangman does
Sri. [/FONT][FONT="]Krishna[/FONT][FONT="]'s guidance to Arjun to kill his own Grandsire, cousins etc for the sake of dharma.
This is what every person following Sanatan Dharma must do.[/FONT]
