Essays on Ahimsa

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Ahimsa: From the Perspectives of Buddhism and Jainism

Introduction The concept of ahimsa is a concept of nonviolence with roots arising from the belief system of Hinduism. Nevertheless, Gandhi (169) and Kaur (2) suggested that all religious traditions worldwide agree that ahimsa can be a profound basis of human survival. However, historically, it has experienced certain variations as understood and practiced in latter belief systems such as Buddhism and Jainism. In the next section, the general but essential concept of Ahimsa will be presented in its entirety as contributed and reinforced in Buddhism and Jainism. It will be followed by two ...

Schmidt’s tenets majorly described as the Ahimsa principle focus on the need to shun violence in our society. The principle primarily means not to cause injury or circumvent behaviors or activities that lead to pain on human beings as well as the animals. Though the principle pays more attention to the Hinduism religion, it is multidimensional and applicable to all regions. The principle assets that a human being possesses the divine spiritual energy, this means causing pain on fellow human being is tantamount to hurting yourself (Maschike 109). The principle went further to admonish the nation that violence on ...

History is filled with examples of violent revolutions accomplishing what non-violent revolutions likely never would have accomplished. Whether it is the French Revolution from 1789 to 1799, the Nazi party’s goal for worldwide dominion, or the struggle in South Africa to shake off the chains of apartheid, violent revolutions have led to profound changes where non-violent civil disobedience probably would have failed.

While proponents of non-violent revolutions often cite the likes of Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi as examples of freedom fighters who chose brains over brawn, ...

Schmidt’s tenets majorly described as the Ahimsa principle focus on the need to shun violence in our society. The principle primarily means not to cause injury or circumvent behaviors or activities that lead to pain on human beings as well as the animals. Though the principle pays more attention to the Hinduism religion, it is multidimensional and applicable to all regions. The principle assets that a human being possesses the divine spiritual energy, this means causing pain on fellow human being is tantamount to hurting yourself (Maschike 109). The principle went further to admonish the nation that violence on ...

Writing report title page

This world has witnessed many leaders who have been successful in bringing about much needed change in the social and governmental field. Their contributions have been remarkable in shaping the future of nations and continents and the world altogether. Be it racial discrimination or social injustice, these leaders took up the responsibility of setting the wrong things right. These leaders have had a marked influence on millions of people, and their contribution towards the evolution of mankind is priceless. Mahatma Gandhi is considered as one of the greatest leaders in the world due to his principles and different yet effective ...

Hinduism is one of the Indian religions, which is often described as a totality of religious traditions that have emerged in the India and have common features. Hinduism has its roots in Vedic, Harappa and Dravidian civilization, which is why it is called one of the oldest religions of the world or event the oldest. In Hinduism there are many scriptures and books that are divided into two categories: Sruti and Smriti. Important Hindu texts are the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Puranas, "Ramayana", "Mahabharata", "Bhagavad Gita" and Agamas. According to Hinduism, there is Brahman - the supreme spirit, the supreme ...

You consider the non-violence approach because you know for sure it is ineffective for insensitive people. Let me ask you, how will the pro-violence approach convince the insensitive people to change their views and support mine? I agree, being peaceful does not usually echo as intensely or as powerful as being violent. But while violence might bring short, momentarily victories, a peaceful resistance, practiced through the satyagraha principles of patiently and diplomatically insisting on presenting the truth as one sees it, increases the chances of long-term victories. Satyagraha, or the militant non-violent resistance (Hardiman 239) might seem to you, ...

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Imagine Gandhi

I will not claim that I totally understand what you have done in New York and Washington. I will tell you that I sympathize with you because the Americans have caused you pain, exasperation and frustration because of how they approach the global problem. I, too, am a man of principle. I, too, am a man who has a very good belief that the utmost power should not come from man, but from the solely from omnipotent being whom we believed as it exist. We may call him differently, however, one thing is certain, ...

The literature regarding M.K. Gandhi deals with his views of politics, ethics, economic ideas and religious views. However, there is little exploration into the coherence of these domains of thoughts of the stalwart figure. Critics treat his views on the different matters in isolation with each other. Nevertheless, he communicates the very important message of the dutiful existence of human beings through his views of life and the civilization. V.S. Naipaul opines that there is no way to abide by the philosophy of Gandhism, owing to the lack of unity in his ideas. The khadi and charka are ...

When I entered this course, I had very little idea about Jainism. I only knew that most Jains were devout vegetarians, and some wore white clothes. The three important things I learned from this course are the codes of living which the Jains follow devotedly such as ahimsa, satya – asteya and aparigraha. I especially found the concept of satya and asteya very captivating. It is interesting to think of leading single day of complete truthfulness as a vow. Whereas, I do follow asteya by not stealing, truthfulness is much harder to practice, and while I do try to follow ahimsa, ...

Leaders play a critical role of achieving genuine happiness of their people. A good and capable leader leads his/her people and country to peace, economic and social prosperity and political success. However, a cruel and incapable leader brings sufferings to his/her people and ultimately ruins the country. Apart from being educated and experienced, leaders must also be compassionate and sensible to the problems faced by their people. World leaders usually win the people’s trust by being friendly and avoiding any war or provocation with neighboring countries and providing a high degree of transparency in the daily governance of the country. ...

Introduction

There are a number of reasons that suggest people to choose vegetarianism. These reasons are mainly related to health, morality and environment, but there are several other reasons that argue in favor of vegetarianism. A huge number of people, on the other hand, do not accept that vegetarianism is the best food. This paper intends to discuss the vegetarianism and its health, moral and environmental benefits, along with discussing other aspects and benefits of the area under discussion.

Background

Traditionally, people believed that a vegetarian diets are low in nutrition and cannot supply the required amount of nutrition to the human body. ...

A Hindu View of Nonviolence

1. Summarize the central themes, theses, issues, or arguments of the reading assignment. In the chapter Ahimsa and the Unity of All Things: A Hindu View of Nonviolence, the authors Shastri & Shastri (2000) discussed the concept of ahimsa in the Hindu context where ahimsa is taken to mean nonviolence, although its true meaning is really more widely encompassing as it is an ethical, religious, and philosophical concept that connotes a number of relevant things. For simplicity, ahimsa can be described as the opposite of any act that may be akin to violence. They noted, however, that Hindi teachings ...