Some views of Hindu religious leader on Noninjury.

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X. Hindu Religious Leaders on Noninjury

 

The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be measured by

the way in which its animals are treated.

Mahatma Gandhi

 

As long as human society continues to allow cows to be regularly

killed in slaughterhouses, there cannot be any question of peace and

prosperity.

A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

 

Refrain from killing knowingly even the trifling insects like a

louse, a bug or a mosquito. Use no violence even to gain possession

of a woman, wealth or kingdom. Never kill any animals even for the

purpose of sacrifice. Non-violence is the greatest of all religions.

Swami Sahajanand, Divine Life Society

 

O lover of meditation, become pure and clean. Observe nonviolence in

mind, speech and body. Never break another's heart. Avoid wounding

another's feelings. Harm no one. Help all. Neither be afraid nor

frighten others.

Swami Muktananda

 

Someone who believes in violence and continues causing injury to

others can never be peaceful himself.

Swami Satchidananda

 

To be free from violence is the duty of every man. No thought of

revenge, hatred or ill will should arise in our minds. Injuring

others gives rise to hatred.

Swami Sivananda

 

By ahimsa, Patanjali meant the removal of the desire to kill. All

forms of life have an equal right to the air of maya. The saint who

uncovers the secret of creation will be in harmony with Nature's

countless bewildering expressions. All men may understand this truth

by overcoming the passion for destruction.

Sri Yukteswar to Paramahansa Yogananda

 

If you plant eggplant, you can pluck eggplants. If you sow goodness,

you can reap goodness. If you sow evil, you will reap evil. Do good

to all. God is there, within you. Don't kill. Don't harbor anger.

Sage Yogaswami

 

We are all of the same race and religion. We are holy beings

established in Divinity itself. This truth can be understood only by

those who have grasped it through the magical charm of a life of

dharma-not by other means. Because of that, sages have emphatically

proclaimed again and again that it is necessary to love all existing

lives as one's own.

Sage Yogaswami

 

The test of ahimsa is the absence of jealousy. The man whose heart

never cherishes even the thought of injury to anyone, who rejoices at

the prosperity of even his greatest enemy, that man is the bhakta, he

is the yogi, he is the guru of all.

Swami Vivekananda

 

Strictly speaking, no activity and no industry is possible without a

certain amount of violence, no matter how little. Even the very

process of living is impossible without a certain amount of violence.

What we have to do is to minimize it to the greatest extent possible.

Mahatma Gandhi, My Socialism, 34-35.

 

You do not like to suffer yourself. How can you inflict suffering on

others? Every killing is a suicide. The eternal, blissful and natural

state has been smothered by this life of ignorance. In this way the

present life is due to the killing of the eternal, pristine Being. Is

it not a case of suicide?

Ramana Maharshi, June 1935