1/15 🧵 #Ahimsa is trending everywhere! Recently, our leader Shri Rahul Gandhi Ji equated 23 crore BJP-voting Hindus with hinsak acts and saw the अभय मुद्रा, even where it isn't. But what is ahinsa? What is "sarv dharm sambhao"? Let's dive in! #AhimsaParamoDharma
2/15 The world has been plagued by hinsa - violence, bloodshed, verbal, mental, and physical aggression, and destruction of public property. Naturally, we wonder, does dharma permit hinsa? Is hinsa always wrong? Or can it be dharma sometimes? 🤔 #Philosophy
3/15 Let's tackle the famous saying: "अहिंसा परमो धर्मः धर्म हिंसा तथैव च". Even Our expert, Dhruv Rathee, Once called it a WhatsApp propaganda. Is he right? 🤨
4/15 Sorry to burst your bubble, but "धर्म हिंसा तथैव च" is not in any Vedic or ancient texts. No rishi, Veda, Upanishad, Ramayana, Mahabharata, or Manusmriti contains this phrase. But hold your horses till end. don't get puzzled, there's much more to know #MythBusted
5/15 Chapter 1: What do scriptures say about Ahinsa? In the Mahabharata, Anushasan Parv, it states: "अहिन्सा परमो धर्मस्तथाहिन्सा परम् तपः अहिन्सा परमं सत्यं ततो धर्मः प्रवर्तते". Ahinsa is the highest dharma, penance, and truth. #AncientWisdom
6/15 Mahabharata, that has immense bloodshed, celebrates ahinsa: It is a holy pilgrimage, the essence of all dharma, the highest virtue. Ahinsa encompasses self-control, charity, penance, sacrifice, strength, friendship, happiness, and truth. #SacredTexts
7/15 ahh let the Mahabharat rest for a while, even Gautam Rishi's Nyaya Darshan and Patanjali's Yog Sutra also emphasize ahinsa, describing it as a universal vow, unaffected by species, place, time, or circumstance. #AncientTeachings
8/15 Are we joining Dhruv's party now? Hold on, Let me confuse you a little more, things get deeper. Manusmriti says: "रक्षन्धर्मेण भूतानि राजा वध्यांश्च घातयन्।" A king who protects and punishes justly performs daily yagya worth thousands. ain't it hinsa #DharmicJustice
9/15 More Manusmriti: "वाग्दण्डं प्रथमं कुर्याद्धिग्दण्डं तदनन्तरम्।..." First verbal punishment, then rebuke, then economic, and finally physical punishment. Sounds harsh, right? #AncientLaw
10/15 Even Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 2, says: "क्षत्रियके लिये धर्मयुक्त युद्धसे बढ़कर दूसरा कोई कल्याणकारी कर्तव्य नहीं है". For a Kshatriya, no duty is more virtuous than a Dharmic war. #DutyCalls
11/15 Shri Krishna himself motivates Arjuna for battle, saying a Kshatriya either achieves heaven by dying in battle or enjoys earthly pleasures by winning. #DivineWisdom
12/15 Let's remember: "यदा यदा हि धर्मस्य ग्लानिर्भवति भारत।" Shri Krishna incarnates to destroy evil and protect dharma. #AvatarPurpose and destruction will for sure cause bloodshed! No? isn't krishna talking about doing hinsa here? or is it actually hinsa?
13/15 Rigveda also says kings should destroy the wicked. So, if ahinsa is supreme, were Krishna Ji, Ram Ji, and today's judges and soldiers committing adharma? Let's explore. #Rigveda
14/20 Enough of this confusion! Patanjali Yog Sutra explains hinsa clearly. Hinsa stems from greed, anger, and delusion (lobh, krodh, moh). Acts from these roots, whether direct, indirect, or approved, are hinsa. Other acts are ahinsa. #Clarity
15/20 So, According to Patanjali, hinsa has three roots: lobh (greed), krodh (anger), and moh (delusion). When actions harm others due to these, they are hinsa. But wait, there's more! #DeepDive
16/20 These actions are further classified into three types: kṛit (direct), kārit (indirect), and anumodit (approved). Each of these types has three subtypes: mṛidu (mild), madhya (middling), and adhimātra (intense). #Complexity
17/20 So, if harm is caused by lobh, krodh, or moh, it's hinsa. But if harm is done for justice or protection, it’s not hinsa. For example, Manusmriti says: "धर्म एवं हतो हन्ति धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः।" Protecting dharma is paramount. #DharmicDuty
18/20 The same idea is propounded by Shri Krishna in Gita where he asks Arjuna to fight without the thought of personal gain or loss
सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ। ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापम वाप्स्यसि. #Understanding
सुखदुःखे समे कृत्वा लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ। ततो युद्धाय युज्यस्व नैवं पापम वाप्स्यसि. #Understanding
19/20 Therefore, soldiers and police who protect the nation and society aren't committing hinsa. They uphold dharma. People who try to protect their society by voting also do the same. And btw, "Sarva Dharm Samabhav" isn’t in any ancient text either.
20/20 So, next time someone throws "ahinsa" and "hinsa" at you, remember: it’s about the intention behind the action. Protecting dharma sometimes means taking a stand. #AhimsaExplained #HinduWisdom #JaiShriHari
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