Nonviolence. (Glossary for the Vahinis)

We should gradually turn the external manifestation of devotion to true inner devotion. Here, Ahimsa has been mentioned as the first flower in this worship. We generally think that ahimsa is not causing harm to some living being. Ahimsa is not just this. Even bad vision, or bad hearing or bad talk is also himsa.

Ahimsa really means that you should not cause harm to anyone through your vision, hearing or talking. Buddha also said Ahimsa Paramo Dharma. (SSB 1978, p. 210)

The meaning of Ahimsa is that either in thought, word or deed, you should not cause harm to anybody. (SSB 1977, p. 235)

In common parlance, Ahimsa is understood to mean as not causing physical harm to any living beings. This is not the true meaning. The true implication and the real meaning of Ahimsa is of not causing any harm to any being either through thought, word and deed. ‘Tridalam, Trigunakaram, Trinetramcha Triyayudham, Trijanma Papa Samharam, Ekabilvam Sivaparanam’. (TTFFW, p. 45)

Ahimsa means avoiding causing harm to anyone by thought, word or deed. Out of selfishness and self-interest, men do not practice this estimable virtue. All evils arise from the sense of ‘I’ and ‘Mine’. This trait can be eliminated only by developing purity in thought, word and deed. (D3 , p. 84)