The Three Principles-2.2- Self Control { The majority people of Bharatham live in aimless indiscipline way, leaving few good citizens, all are materialistic ( bhogi-s ), pleasure seekers, narrow minded, Tamasic cum Rajasic, characterless, etc., }

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  Sub : The Three Principles-2.2- Self Control
Swami Chinmayananda

Ref : { The majority people of Bharatham live in aimless indiscipline way, leaving few  good  citizens, all  are  materialistic ( Bhogi-s ),  pleasure  seekers, narrow  minded, Tamasic cum Rajasic, characterless, etc.,   }

 Discussion-6.

Principle-2:  Non-Injury

The second discipline, prescribed for the mental level, is non-injury (ahimsa). Ahimsa does not simply mean non-killing or non-injury at the physical level. It is to be understood as a mental attitude regarding our relationship with others. Non-injury is the spirit that should dominate the realm of our motives. Sometimes it is necessary that our actions be cruel although the underlying motive is totally loving and kind. Shakespeare beautifully expressed this idea in Hamlet, “I am cruel only to be kind.” For example, a surgeon may outwardly appear to be cruel while performing an operation but is motive is honorable. Such actions, though causing physical pain, would be considered as ahimsa. Non-injury is not a passive ineffectual attitude. Restraining the wicked to protect the good is the very creed of every true Hindu.

Thus, non-injury as advised by the architects of the Hindu culture is a value of life to be applied at the level of our motives. Our motives should be blessed and pure without any cruelty or hatred. In the execution of a pure motive, we may have to weed out the thorny shrubs to make the garden beautiful again.

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