Hamsa

Hamsa

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Non-Violence

Buddhism

All fear violence. All are afraid of death. Seeing the similarity to oneself, one should not use violence or have it used.

-          the Buddha

Christianity

Do not take revenge on someone who wrongs you. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

-          Matthew 5:39

Hinduism

Non-injury to others (physical and mental) is prescribed as virtue in personal conduct.

-         Bhagavad Gita 13:7

Jainism

Non-violence is the highest religion.

-          Lord Mahavir

Sikhism

If thou seekest thy God, break not the heart of another.

-          Farid

No comments:

Post a Comment

My Blog List