Nonviolence is common to all religions,
but it has found the highest expression and application in Hinduism. (I
do not regard Jainism or Buddhism as separate from Hinduism).
Hinduism believes in the oneness not of
merely all human life but in the oneness of all that lives. Its worship
of the cow is, in my opinion, its unique contribution to the evolution
of humanitarianism. It is a practical application of the belief in the
oneness and, therefore, sacredness of all life. The great belief in
transmigration is a direct consequence of that belief. Finally, the
discovery of the law of Varnashrama is a magnificent result of the
ceaseless search for truth.
I have also been asked wherefrom in
Hinduism I have unearthed ahimsa. Ahimsa is in Hinduism, it is in
Christianity as well as in Islam. Whether you agree with me or not, it
is my bounden duty to preach what I believe to be the truth as I see
it. I am also sure that ahimsa has never made anyone a coward.
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