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By David Frawley |
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TWO WINGS OF DHARMA |
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sad state of affairs might cause some Hindus to think that the yogic
principle of non-violence has no validity, and to think that the
Indian sages were wrong in making ahimsa or non-violence the supreme
principle of human conduct. This view would, however, only uphold
the value of violence, which certainly has not brought any lasting
benefit to humanity and is the source of most of the problems in the
world today. It would destroy the deep sensitivity of the Hindu
religion and place it on par with less evolved teachings.
The real problem, if we examine the traditional Hindu teachings
about non-violence, is that the modern Hindu political practice of
non-violence is often contrary to the tradition. The Hindu tradition
of non-violence has always included the way of the warrior and
honored the value of a defensive or Dharmic war. The real problem is
that Hindus have failed to implement non-violence in the right
manner. This is strange because Hindu scriptures and Shastras clearly delineate the right way to practice non-violence, which does
not mean passively offering yourself to your enemy to do with as he
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