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Ahimsa—founded on the bedrock of amity, forgiveness, tolerance to foster global non-violence, peace and harmony—can be the way forward for humanity. Stern disciplinary actions and coercive approaches may help maintain law and order, but yet individuals may resort to violence and force to achieve their narrow aims more often than not, disrupting peace.
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The author has acquired the Indian philosophy of religion and spirituality for his own life long bringing up in the background of a religious Hindu family and mother having initiated me to the Holy Gita since 1954–55, i.e. early childhood. Besides I’ve drawn liberally from my readings and learning over the last decades from the TOI volumes of The Speaking Tree, and the great Indian guru, Sri Eknath Easwaran, Living Thoughts of Great People (Birth Centenary Edition JAICO Publishing House, Mumbai) as well as most importantly from the 2016 book, “Give Nonviolence a Chance: The Journey of Neelkantha Radhakrishnan” by Prof Anoop Swarup, Ed. Konark Publishers Pvt Ltd., NDelhi/Seattle (ISBN 9789322008758).
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Khurana, S.P. (2019). Ahimsa, the Way of Living in Peace and Harmony: Indian Perspective. In: Kelso, J. (eds) Learning To Live Together: Promoting Social Harmony. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90659-1_20
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