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Non-Violence
No Harm for the Absolute Non-Violent One
Questioner: But even people who are non-violent are being
shot.
Dadashri: A true non-violent person can never be harmed.
Even if he were shot at from every direction, he would remain
unscathed. Only hinsak people will be affected. Such is the
inherent nature of everything.
If only ahimsa was there in this world, people would take
advantage of the situation. In this era peoples’ minds have
become ruined. The people of this era have many bad habits
and there is no telling what they are capable of doing. The very
presence of guns acts as a deterrent to violence and promotes
ahimsa.
The current era is changing everything around us, and a
better time is approaching. You will witness this yourself.
Questioner: You just said that a non-violent person can
never be hurt, so then why was one of the saints murdered even
though he was practicing ahimsa?
Dadashri: Whom can we call a true non-violent person?
A true non-violent person does not interfere with anything or
anyone. Such a person never takes sides, because if he stands up
for one party, the other will feel hurt and this too would be a form
of violence. One should not get involved in anything like this; one
must not try to practice justice. A non-violent person never passes
judgment. Violence occurs where judgment is made.
If you practiced absolute non-violence, it would be
impossible for anyone to attack you. Such a non-violent individual
would not utter even a single word of partiality. If he were pushed,
he would utter words that would cause the least harm. When you
take sides between two parties, you will undoubtedly cause
violence against one of them.