29 Quotes About Ahimsa

Veganism is not about giving anything up or losing anything; it is about gaining the peace within yourself that comes from embracing nonviolence and refusing to participate in the exploitation of the vulnerable

Although there are tremendous differences in the particular expressions of any one branch within each religion, core teachings tend to remain central to all branches of a given religion—each branch generally shares the same core texts, teachings, saints, and/or founders. For example, love is a core value among the many Christian traditions, ahimsa is central to each Hindu tradition, zakat is obligatory in all Muslim traditions, and the list goes on.

Ahimsa is as relevant today, particularly to our inner well-being, as it was to Gandhi or during his time. Ahimsa is not about non-violent action. It is about non-violent thought in the first place. A lot of the negativity in us comes from how much anger we are carrying in us – for the people and situations around us. Just stopping to curse errant people on the street is a good starting point to embracing ahimsa. Practice it. It works big time!

Oh baby, love and treasure yourself ❤ As in this life journey all you have is yourself.

You kill life and call it an act of religion. Then what is irreligion?

Načelno, postoje dva osnovna motiva mog ethosa spoznaje o kojima poslednjih godina najviše volim da govorim i pišem: gađanje i odricanje od nasilja – ahimsa, jedina, i to negativna, "dogma" najstarije svjetske, a i indijske, prareligije visokih arhajskih kultura, pred-vedskog porekla u Indiji, koja se osniva na ateističkom kultu duhovnih heroja-asketa – đainizmu.

Ascribe not to any soul that which thou wouldst not have ascribed to thee, and say not that which though doest not.

All things are our relatives; what we do to everything, we do to ourselves. All is really One.

The votary of ahimsa has only one fear, that is, of God.