Ahimsa (Non-violence) means not causing harm to anyone, but it is not merely refraining from inflicting injuries on others with one’s limbs or weapons. Non-violence also has to be practiced with purity of mind, tongue and body. There should be no ill-feelings, for that too is a form of violence. To cause bodily harm to another is violence, but so is speech. Your speech should be sweet, pleasing and wholesome. All actions should be helpful to others.
-Divine Discourse, 15th May 1996.
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