Mahatma Gandhi's "Non-violence"?

Question

Non-Violence is an integral part of Gandhian philosophy. by "non-violence" did he mean only being non-violent in terms of actions...OR did he also mean being non violent in terms of emotions too?
today in terms of relevance, which will bring peace faster....non-violent actions? OR non-violent emotions?
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before i chose the best answer...i would say...few ppl answered the second part of the question.
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but the reason why i asked this question because nowadays...non-violence is pertaining only to actions...few ppl notice that non-violence in emotions is also very necessary. i agree with ppl that emotions leads to actions and that i why...controlling and subsiding violent emotions will lead to a peaceful environment.
thank u!
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Answer 1

NON VIOLENT MEANS NON HURTING.
AND GANDHIJI WAS OF COURSE RELATING THE TERM WITH EMOTIONS TOO.

TODAYS WORLD IS A LOT MORE VIOLENT AND DEADLY THAN IT WAS AT THE TIME OF GANDHIJI'S PEACEFUL STRUGGLE.

TODAY WHO KEEPS SILENT AND BECOMES NON VIOLENT MAY BECOME SILENT FOREVER BUT STILL I THINK THAT IF SEEDS OF NON VIOLENCE ARE SOWN AND THE FRUITFUL PLANT IS TAKEN CARE OF BY PEOPLE, IT WILL DO WONDERS.

YOUNGSTERS NEED TO JOIN THE INITIATIVE BUT ON THAT WE NEED SOME ONE TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE.

WE NEED TO BE NON VIOLENT IN THOUGHTS, EMOTIONS AND WORDS WHICH WILL MAKE US NON VIOLENT IN NATURE AS WELL AS ..............ACTIONS.

IT IS EASY TO SHOW ANGER AND HURT SOMEONE BUT ITS A LOT MORE HARD TO GET HURT AND SHOW NO ANGER GENUINELY..........................KEEP SMILING.

Answer 2

Mahatma Gandhi Philosophy Of Nonviolence

Answer 3

non violent actions was the need of the hour coz non-violent emotions were the root cause of their actions
he asked the ppl to stop non-violence--so that at short notice--at least we were able to avoid the consequences
but if u do a study , u will find that by stopping non-violent actions and preaching, supporting harijans, etc- was a WAY to root out the ultimate cause: violent emotions

he worked to root out the violent emotions all his life, it was only that he asked the ppl directly to stop these actions coz by the time ppl's emotions had taken the right course, it would have been too late
so u noted them,...but note the things which are hidden between the lined too,my dear

Answer 4

Non-violence. His goal was freedom and independence for all India from British Colonialism. His methods of protest were peaceful and non-violent. Some were economic boycotts. Others were peaceful marches. These were effective methods in bringing attention to the cause, framing the issues and uniting the people. By framing the issues in the media, violence or harsh policies imposed by the colonialists would only help quicken the pace towards the goal of freedom and independence. I'm not sure what you mean by comparing emotions and actions here - not sure how it applies.

Answer 5

nonviolence action means , any action which is done in three steps is nonviolent.
1. identification of act
2. analysis of act
3. execution of the act
ist and 3rd are less time taking but 2nd should be given a lot off time as maximum as possible. 2nd step determines that the act is good or bad from religeous point of view or not.
so violent means that there is no time lag between ist 2nd and 3rd action . so it may be due to anger which will lead to wrong act.
emotions are the result of actions. action is the cause for emotions.when emotion is generated then further some action takes the birth. so we can do nonviolence actions only and not emotions.

Answer 6

Of course he meant emotions, too.

As for the other question, it's a matter of energy. Thought takes very little energy. Emotion takes more. Sufficiently strong thought/emotion surfaces as talk (talk's cheap), but serious energy produces actual ACTION. Little energy waves produce little effects, bigger energy waves produce bigger effects. That's why "will power" is so ineffective in the face of physical urges or addictions. "Just say no" is a crock.

BUT

Planting a seed and nurturing it can begin with a discipline of thought, which becomes a discipline of feeling, which becomes a disipline of speech, which eventually becomes a discipline of action. See Buddha's Eightfold Path.

The condition of most people can be seen in the words of Matthew Arnold:

Ah, love, let us be true
To one another! for the world, which seems
To lie before us like a land of dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new,
Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;
And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by night.

Answer 7

Non-violent in terms of both in actions and in emotions.But the term non-violence is now questionable.Because Gandhiji faced British who were law obedient.But now there is no law and the terrorists are more powerful than the rulers and there is no such word called non-violence in their dictionary.So now if you follow the path,you may be considered as in capable in fighting.

Answer 8

Non violence is the potent weapon of Mahatma Gandhi, by which he achieved the Swaraj the fruits of which we are enjoying today. Non violent actions could bring faster the peace.

Answer 9

Violent emotions can lead to violent action. The emotion is always first sometimes followed by action. ~ : )

Answer 10

I think he meant both. i.e. non-violence in emotions too, Gandhi makes a point to mention that non-violent action MUST NOT be rooted in fear, which eventually concerns anger and resentment (as Nietzsche figured out).. Gandhi's message applied to both..