Living Jain: Daily » Nonviolence

Dalai Lama on Nonviolence

Suraj — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 04:00:12 +0000

“If you can, help others; if you cannot do that, at least do not harm them.”

- Dalai Lama

Thich Nhat Hanh on Nonviolence

Suraj — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:00:47 +0000

“The essence of nonviolence is love. Out of love and the willingness to act selflessly, strategies, tactics, and techniques for a nonviolent struggle arise naturally. Nonviolence is not a dogma; it is a process.”

- Thich Nhat Hanh

Joan Baez on Nonviolence

Suraj — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:00:47 +0000

“I would say that I’m a nonviolent soldier. In place of weapons of violence, you have to use your mind, your heart, your sense of humor, every faculty available to you…because no one has the right to take the life of another human being.”

- Joan Baez

Cesar Chavez on Nonviolence

Suraj — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 04:00:55 +0000

“Nonviolence is not inaction. It is not discussion. It is not for the timid or weak… Non-violence is hard work. It is the willingness to sacrifice. It is the patience to win.”

- Cesar Chavez

Mahatma Gandhi on Nonviolence

Suraj — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:00:27 +0000

“Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our very being.”

- Mahatma Gandhi