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50 RAJA YOGA5. AhimsaoTffiwi il€H* a{sFr, I II-3s3rfrgr abst<strong>in</strong>ence from <strong>in</strong>jur<strong>in</strong>g and kill<strong>in</strong>g, yftgrqi be<strong>in</strong>g established,irffifrtft<strong>in</strong> his (the practitioner's) presence, i1gp1: hostilitiesare given up.Abst<strong>in</strong>ence from <strong>in</strong>jur<strong>in</strong>g and kill<strong>in</strong>g, be<strong>in</strong>g established, allhostilities are given up <strong>in</strong> the presence of the practitioner.NOTESAhimsa is not caus<strong>in</strong>g of pa<strong>in</strong> to any creature <strong>in</strong> any way,at any time, <strong>in</strong> thought, word and deed. The other restra<strong>in</strong>ts thatfollow have their orig<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong> this. These are meant to make this restra<strong>in</strong>tperfect. You will not be benefitted much by tak<strong>in</strong>g to thepractice of the otherfour restra<strong>in</strong>ts without the practice of Ahimsa.Giv<strong>in</strong>g up of animal food also comes under Ahimsa, becauseit is not obta<strong>in</strong>able without Himsa of some k<strong>in</strong>d.lf you hurt another man or cause another to commit <strong>in</strong>juryto others or even approve of another do<strong>in</strong>g so, it is equally s<strong>in</strong>ful.Action and reaction are equaland opposite. lf you <strong>in</strong>jure another,it is bound to react on you whether <strong>in</strong> this moment or at afuture date. You will have to suffer anyhow <strong>in</strong> return. lf you rememberthis law, you will not commit any <strong>in</strong>jury.Accord<strong>in</strong>g to Tilak's school of thought, if by the murder of adacoit thousands of lives could be saved, it is not considered asHimsa. Ahimsa and Himsa are relative terms. Some say thatone can defend himself with <strong>in</strong>struments and use a little violencewhen he is <strong>in</strong> danger and this also is not considered to beHimsa. ASannyasi should not defend himself and use violenceeven when his life is <strong>in</strong> jeopardy. English people generallyshoot their horses and dogs when they are <strong>in</strong> acute agony, andwhen there is no way of reliev<strong>in</strong>g their suffer<strong>in</strong>gs. They wishthat the soul should be immediately freed from the physicalbody. Motive is the chief factor. lt underlies evefih<strong>in</strong>g. Theterm :hostilities are given up'means, that all be<strong>in</strong>gs, men, animals,birds and poisonous creatures would approach the practitionerwithout fear and would do no harm to him. Their hostilenature disappears <strong>in</strong> them <strong>in</strong> his presence. The rat and the cat,
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