Quote by Rebecca Pacheco

The principle of ahimsa is hurt by every evil thought, by undue haste, by lying, by hatred, by wishing ill to anybody.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Non-violence (Ahimsa) is a very big thing. There is no non-celibacy (sexual pleasures) in Non-violence. There is no possession (parigraha) in Non-violence. There is…

— Dada Bhagwan

Ahimsa must be placed before everything else while it is professed. Then alone it becomes irresistible.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“violence only makes a situation worse. It cannot help but provoke a violent response. Strictly speaking, satyagraha is not “nonviolence.” It is a means,…

— Eknath Easwaran

“Thoughts that lead to action can be dangerous. Thoughts that do not, mean less than nothing.”

— Ann Leckie

All my experiments in Ahimsa have taught me that nonviolence in practice means common labour with the body.

— Mahatma Gandhi

“Certain actions bring harm, other more wizened actions bring harmony.”

— Mango Wodzak

“Nonviolence is not just a state of being where violence is absent or invisible. It is a conscious, active effort not to harm anyone…

— Arun Gandhi

“The greatest violence (hinsa) in this world is that of anger-pride-deceit-greed (kashays – the ones that gives pain to soul).”

— Dada Bhagwan

You should not cause hurt even by a word, a look or a gesture. Tolerance, fortitude, equanimity - these help you to be steady…

— Sathya Sai Baba

“Danger. Its name indicates that this is not the straight way but is a way of great variety and many religious philosophies. Hypocrisy,”

— John Bunyan

Thwart," I said. "To prevent someone from accomplishing something by means of visiting gratuitous violence upon his smarmy person." "I'm pretty sure that isn't…

— Jim Butcher