How to become non-violent?
You should not have any himsak bhaav in your mind. You should have the firm intent that, ‘I do not want to cause anyone any harm,’ and first thing in the morning, you should say, “May no living being in this world be hurt to the slightest extent through the mind, speech, or body.” Say this sentence five times and then start your routine activities; so, the liability will lessen. Subsequently, even if you inadvertently end up stepping on an insect, you are not responsible for it. This is because your intent today is to not kill. The Lord does not place emphasis on your actions; He places emphasis on your intent. According to the accounts held by nature, emphasis is given to your intent. Whereas over here, in the government, according to the worldly law, emphasis is placed on your actions. The worldly law [the action] is going to be left here [once the person dies]. The account carried forward by nature [the intent] will be useful there [in the next life]. So examine where your intent lies.
So the one who says the above statement fi ve times in the morning, before he leaves home, is indeed ahimsak. Then even if he ends up quarreling with others anywhere, he is still ahimsak. This is because, when he had left home, he had done so after having nurtured the resolve [to not hurt anyone], and once he returns home, he should ‘lock up’. Upon returning home, he should say, ‘Despite having nurtured the resolve [to not hurt anyone] before leaving home, I am asking for forgiveness for any hurt caused to anyone at any point in the day.’ That is all. Then he is not at all liable for it!
‘I do not want to commit any himsa against any living being, nor cause anyone to nor instigate anyone to commit himsa against any living being, and may no living being be hurt through my mind, speech, or body;’ if you nurture such an intent, then you will have become ahimsak! It is considered as having accomplished the mahavrat (one of the five major vows as expounded by Lord Mahavir, followed with complete sincerity) of ahimsa. You have decided the intent in your mind, meaning you have made the decision. So if you remain completely sincere to your decision, if you adhere to that decision, then it is considered as accomplishing the mahavrat. And if you have made the decision, but don’t adhere to it, then it is considered [as accomplishing] the anuvrat (one of the five major vows as expounded by Lord Mahavir, followed with partial sincerity) of ahimsa.
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