NON-VIOLENCE,Christraj M.

 NON-VIOLENCE

 

"Non-violence is the greatest weapon to achieve freedom." Non-violence is a direct translation of the Sanskrit word ahimsa. As I understand it, literally the "a" prefix means much the same as in English, and "himsa" means violence. Actually, "himsa" is deeper than that; it indicates a desire or intent to harm and not the actual harming. At first glance, violence may appear to be a superior technique for resolving conflicts or achieving desired ends because it has obvious and tangible strategies and weapons. Non-violent techniques are often more difficult to visualise and there is no shortage of moral and practical dilemmas that sceptics are able to raise as impediments to taking non-violence seriously Non-violence (Ahimsa), which is the first human value, is also a perpetual and natural value. It has played a vital role in India's greatness, especially from the perspective that I previously discussed. It is Ahimsa that accorded dynamism in the lives of Indians. It directs their day-to-day behaviors in such a manner that they can ensure their own existence; their conflicts—inevitable in daily life—are transformed and resolved. Furthermore, it has given ever-new dimensions to the process of co-operation; the outcomes of which are present in the form of unprecedented and unending development in various walks of life.

The renunciation of violence in personal, social or international affairs. It often includes a commitment (called active non-violence or nonviolent direct action) actively to oppose violence (and usually evil or injustice as well) by nonviolent means. Non-violence may renounce physical violence alone or both physicals and psychological violence. It may represent a purely personal commitment or be intended to be normative for others as well. When unconditiotional absolute non-violence it renounces violence in all actual and hypothetical circumstances when conditional non-violence it concedes the justify ability of violence in hypothetical circumstances but desires it in practice. Held on moral grounds the commitment belongs to an ethics of conduct or an ethics of virtue. If the former, it likely be expressed as a morals rule or principle (e.g., one ought always to act non-violently) to guide action. If the latter, it will rage cultivating the traits and dispositions of a nonviolent character. Non-violence inflicts injury on no one and urges us to counter violence with good. Non –violence does not retaliate.