Ahimsa. Vangmanahkayaih parapidarahitatvam. Anarthaikaphalapidarupo vyavaharo himsa tadrahitam. Anarthaik phalapidarupo vyavaharo himsa. Anarthaik phala To cause harm to someone in any way. That is called himsa. Then, it is not that only killing someone is himsa. It is not that only hurting someone with harsh words is himsa. Whatever action causes harm to someone, and causes them pain in some way. To have such an intention is called himsa. Being free from that is ahimsa. If there is himsa by mind, how is himsa by mind committed? By mind, how is himsa by mind considered? What is it called? Intention, by mind, by mind, by mind. It is written as 'vangmanahkayah', right? Yes, so what does himsa by mind mean? Ahimsa, right? To make a resolution. In that, there is no actual harm to the other person, we just think about it. It is not himsa only if harm is done; even resolving to cause harm is himsa. So, that is by mind. To resolve to cause harm. "This cow is not good, so she should be killed." Even if one makes such a resolution, one incurs the sin of cow slaughter. In the mind. That is, if one desires to kill anyone in the mind, which happens due to their nature, thinking that the other person is like that. Even then, this person incurs sin. He committed mental himsa. Sometimes one makes a resolution, and sometimes one actually does it in person. That is, by mind, action, and speech. Also, not to say anything to anyone with speech. Not to resolve by mind, and not to do it physically. In a resolution, the other person has not suffered pain, they might not have. It is not necessary that the other person must suffer pain; the desire to cause pain to the other person is called himsa. Himsa is agent-centric (based on the doer's intent). It is not action-centric. At the time of giving results. Did this person make a resolution or not? Then, suppose there is a sadhu. And there is an unsaintly person. The unsaintly person resolved in his mind, "I will hit him with a stick." And he actually hit him. Even then, the other person did not feel pain. Then, does the other person get, does he get its result or not? He does. The result is agent-centric, not action-centric. It is not that only if he suffers pain, this person's action becomes harmful. Even if he did not suffer pain, but because he had the desire to cause pain to him. Therefore, it happens. Anarthaikaphalapidarupo vyavaharo himsa. Not only harmful pain. Anarthaik phala even harm. If there is a desire to cause harm or a desire to cause pain, then it is considered himsa. Anarthaikaphalapidarupo vyavaharo himsa tadrahitam. If we decide to ruin something for someone, if someone's life is going well, if it is going well, not letting it go well. Even then, it is called committing himsa, even if such a resolution, then his even if he cannot do anything despite his resolution. Even then, he gets the result. That is called mental himsa. Never causing even the slightest pain to anyone by mind, speech, and body is called ahimsa. Himsa is of three types based on the distinction of action: committed, caused, and approved. Done by oneself, caused to be done, caused to be done by others, and telling someone else, "You do it, it's fine if it happens." "Who follows this nowadays? All this happens." If one gives such approval, even then he himself becomes a partner in its result. If someone has resolved to commit himsa, then he definitely incurs sin. Then, if he actually commits himsa, He incurs more. He incurs more. If done by mind, this much, if done by speech, this much, if done by body, this much; that is also mentioned in the scriptures. If done by mind, then its atonement, his social eligibility is not lost. If a sin is committed in the mind, does anyone know that he has committed such a sin, so that he is forbidden from sitting in a yajna? It is not like that. If the other is done, social interaction is obstructed, if physical is done. And sin is incurred anyway. Himsa is of three types based on the distinction of action: committed, caused, and approved. The above three types of himsa occur due to three emotions: anger, greed, and delusion. Thus, ahimsa becomes of nine types. The above nine types of himsa occur in three degrees: mild, moderate, and intense. Causing a little pain to someone is himsa of a mild degree. Causing more pain is himsa of a moderate degree. And causing extreme pain, injuring, or killing is himsa of an intense degree. Thus, there are 27 types. The above 27 types of himsa occur through three means or instruments: body, speech, and mind. Among them, himsa by body is well-known to all. Causing harm by cursing someone is himsa of speech. And harboring malice is mental himsa. Thus, 81 types Silent mischief, as we call it, right? Silent mischief is called mental himsa. Thus, there are 81 types of himsa. Not committing any of these types of himsa is called ahimsa. It is said to be very difficult. Ahimsa. Ahimsa also becomes a universal great vow (sarvabhauma mahavrata) by transcending four limitations: place, time, circumstance, and person. Among them, place-bound is, for example, not committing it in a pilgrimage place, temple, or holy place. Time-bound is not committing it on Amavasya, Purnima, Ekadashi, or holy festival days. Circumstance-bound is, for example, not committing himsa on one's son's birthday or father's death anniversary; and person-bound is, for example, not committing himsa of a cow, deer, or child. Such ahimsa, this if there is no limit like not committing himsa only in a pilgrimage place but committing it elsewhere. Then not committing it anywhere, not committing it in any place, then it is called a universal vow; if all these four aspects are preserved, it is called universal. Forgiveness. By abandoning himsa, if one practices ahimsa, what happens? All enmity, 'tatsannidhau vairatyagah' (enmity is abandoned in their presence). If there is complete ahimsa, naturally inimical creatures are affected by it and they abandon their enmity. A lion and a rabbit can drink water from the same river, they can drink water together. In his presence. In the river because the river has no feeling of himsa. Not the river, in his presence. When Maharaj used to go, those lions and all used to come. When Chaitanya Chaitanya Consciousness. The substance of the ãtmã. A higher consciousness that is beyond the physical world, which is jad and mãyik. It is indestructible. Tap to open in glossary → That is, such an effect occurs. Very enmity appears to be very less. Even in history, such instances are rare. When ahimsa is perfected. AI translation of the Gujarati transcript above, produced in the same pass that transcribed the audio, one English segment per Gujarati segment. 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