Nonviolence 01 Comments
The teacher said to his disciple,
'How is it that you look so fresh
Even after grazing the cows
in the forest for the entire day?
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WoW! What a wonderful theme, nicely portrayed. Loved reading this.
Thank you Ashika. A story line from the epic, I tried to interpret in the current context. The true sense on nonviolence is narrated here. Nonviolence is not just abstaining from inflicting injury to others. Even exploiting the love and sentiments others, including animals, towards one, is equally a violent act. So, nonviolence is abstention from such exploitation too, even if it involuntary. Such great lines of thoughts are the fundamental to Indian philosophy.
ഹായ് ആഷികാ, ഈ കവിതയുടെ അവസാനത്തെ രണ്ടുമൂന്നു വരികൾ കൊന്നാൽ പാപം തിന്നാൽ തീരും എന്ന മലയാളം ചൊല്ലിന്റെ പരിഭാഷയാണെന്ന് മനസ്സിലായല്ലോ, അല്ലേ?
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Hi Becca Thank you for the appreciation and lovely comments. Indian philosophy advocates that non-violence is not just abstaining from any violent act causing injury to others, but is is also abstaining from exploiting the love of other fellow beings including animals and plants towards you, thus depriving them of their food and comforts for your convenience, although they do so voluntarily. Such noble line of thinking....
awesome sir...touched! ! ! very true sir, we talk of non violence n eat non veg...i was a non vegetarian, n after reading our scriptures have developed aversion to it and am a veggie since 6 yrs..when one thinks of the cruel death of those creatures...they will not dare to be a non veggie...I think only a poet can think so...as poetry is something which comes from depths of heart...a feeling of compassion towards other beings...beautiful piece of work sir. this thinking is the need of the hour in this kaliyug! thanks for sharing sir
Hi Edward, Thank you so much for visiting me and posting the comments. Your appreciation means a lot to me.
An ancient story in very nice poetry form.. When it comes to satisfy our hunger we live through death of others. But how far do we have to go in killing others. It seems we have over stepped our boundaries. We don't just kill for hunger we kill for greed and supremacy.
hi Savita, I loved the way you have related hunger to killing, in the contemporary context. Thank you.
Very intriguing poem that instigated a very intelligent discussion. That is the purpose of poetry- -to ignite thought, to incite discussion, to create emotion. I cannot add much to this exchange except I believe there will come a time when there will be no death.
This poem is a thought provoking one.You nicely chose this story from the great epic Mahabharat to have a discussion on Non-violence'.In teacher-disciple(Guru-Sisya) system of ancient India disciples were put to vigorous tests by the teachers to acquire knowledge that were also relevant for the practical living.Obedience to Guru's words was uppermost in this learning system.In this story the disciple was following teacher's word without questioning. When following Guru's words, the disciple was in absolute hunger and lastly without getting any food eats the leaves of a poisonous plant..He lost his eye sight and fell in a ditch.He did not return to Ashram.Guru got worried and searched for him.At last he found the Sisya in the ditch. The Guru who really loved the Sishya, cured him with his power. The question that stirred your daughter is really a critical question in all religions.Should we kill animals for food? In God's kingdom why some animals feeding on other animals? In some areas such as for Eskimoes there is no other option than animal food.Our motto should be least violence to others in our living life. Thanks for sharing this wonderful poem.
Hi Bharati, Very nice of you to make such an elaborate comment, giving the background to the story apart from narrating it in full. That is wonderful. Those who are new the ancient Indian culture would now understand the poem better now. Thank you very much for bestowing all your precious time to introduce my poem. Great! That is what I love about Bharati-concern for others!
I don't like the idea of killing to satiate our hunger but that's how the world is made...to feed off each other. A significant write.
Nosheen, As I have mentioned below, replying Ravi, the first part of the poem is borrowed from a story in the Indian myth, Mahabharat, where the guru advises his shishya to lead a life, where your karma does not impinge on the rights/livelihood of other creatures. The story has a pretty happy ending. I have taken out a very small part here. The second part, the last couple of lines, is a Malayalam proverb.
The last couple of lines justify the natural order as well as your verse....
Hi Ravi, As you would understand, the story is a part of the narrative from Mahabharat. The last couple of lines reflect a saying in Malayalam, my mother tongue. Thank you very much for reading the poem and offering the comment.
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Thank you Ashika for finding time to read this poem and favouring me with your lovely comments. Thank a lot.