Guest guest Posted June 23, 1999 Report Share Posted June 23, 1999 Tim Gerchmez [fewtch] Wednesday, June 23, 1999 1:46 AM ACOWPAL Re: [ACOWPAL] definition Tim Gerchmez <fewtch At 10:03 PM 6/22/99 -0400, you wrote: >"Linda Callanan" <shastra > >Dear List: > >I had reason today to go to the Sanskrit dictionary and look up the meaning >of 'ahimsa'. The official definition of this Sanskrit word is >"Harmlessness, abstaining from killing or giving pain to others in thought, >word or deed". > >One can take this concept to great lengths if he chooses to do so. Guess >there is more to it than simply not eating a Big Mac . That could only be true. It's especially interesting to look at the idea of Ahimsa as related to thought and word (deed seems more self-evident). Those who feel they have enemies and think of them coming to harm are violating the principle of Ahimsa. Those who simply make a cutting remark that causes hurt to another are violating the principle of Ahimsa. He who swears at another driver, calling him or her an idiot, while in an automobile, is violating the principle of Ahimsa. He who harbors even a single harmful thought toward another is violating the principle of Ahimsa. And why not? We are all One in the Absolute, thus he who harms another harms himself. There is no concept of evil at all in nonduality, only ignorance. Thus, if one being is more ignorant than another, why does that being deserve our scorn? Perhaps at some time, in some incarnation we were cockroaches infesting a building. Perhaps we were stepped on and crushed for the simple reason that we wished to survive in whatever way we could. All beings are trying to survive as best they can. Shall we then step upon them for that simple divine urge to live as well as they know how? With Love, Tim Thanks Linda and very beautiful post Tim. Ahimsa is an important notion and needs discussion. What does it really mean? Thank you for those thoughts Tim and I will post them on a. Mahavira, the great Jaina prophet of nonviolence and 24th Tirthankara said that all life wants to live and grow. All life has that urge. So let us mutually support each other knowing the same life and stillness lies within all. Love to all Harsha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 1999 Report Share Posted June 23, 1999 Harsha (Dr. Harsh K. Luthar) wrote: > Tim Gerchmez <fewtch > >"Linda Callanan" <shastra > > > >Dear List: > > > >I had reason today to go to the Sanskrit dictionary and look up the meaning > >of 'ahimsa'. The official definition of this Sanskrit word is > >"Harmlessness, abstaining from killing or giving pain to others in thought, > >word or deed". > > > >One can take this concept to great lengths if he chooses to do so. Guess > >there is more to it than simply not eating a Big Mac . > > That could only be true. It's especially interesting to look at the idea > of Ahimsa as related to thought and word (deed seems more self-evident). > Those who feel they have enemies and think of them coming to harm are > violating the principle of Ahimsa. Those who simply make a cutting remark > that causes hurt to another are violating the principle of Ahimsa. He who > swears at another driver, calling him or her an idiot, while in an > automobile, is violating the principle of Ahimsa. He who harbors even a > single harmful thought toward another is violating the principle of Ahimsa. > And why not? We are all One in the Absolute, thus he who harms another > harms himself. There is no concept of evil at all in nonduality, only > ignorance. Thus, if one being is more ignorant than another, why does that > being deserve our scorn? Perhaps at some time, in some incarnation we were > cockroaches infesting a building. Perhaps we were stepped on and crushed > for the simple reason that we wished to survive in whatever way we could. > All beings are trying to survive as best they can. Shall we then step upon > them for that simple divine urge to live as well as they know how? > > With Love, > > Tim > > Thanks Linda and very beautiful post Tim. Ahimsa is an important notion and > needs discussion. What does it really mean? Thank you for those thoughts Tim > and I will post them on a. Mahavira, the great Jaina prophet > of nonviolence and 24th Tirthankara said that all life wants to live and > grow. All life has that urge. So let us mutually support each other knowing > the same life and stillness lies within all. > > Love to all > Harsha Greetings for those on ACOWPAL, and hello to all, Ahimsa also becomes interesting to look at as an approach in healing. Just thinking of the relations one maintains between agents of is body and "enemies" of it's body, like, in sickness, AID or cancer cells or simply like distorting vibrations of the environment may be to the the body. Thinking ones has enemies is a process to observe way deep within. It's interesting to observe how being sick may develop into a contagious things, as well as being healthy. Could Ahinsa be contagious as health is? Also can the All, be anything else than healthy? If such a concept may apply to it. And what makes one individual come to believe that it is not the case, if it is so. In deep Love, Antoine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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