Draft a speech on non-violence as a potent weapon for world peace.
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Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man.” – GANDHI
“World peace through non-violent means is neither absurd nor unattainable. All other methods have failed. Thus we must begin anew. Non-violence is a good starting point. Those of us who believe in this method can be voices of reason, sanity, and understanding amid the voices of violence, hatred, and emotion. We can very well set a mood of peace out of which a system of peace can be built.” –Martin Luther King, Jr., December 1964
“Non-violence and cowards go ill together. I can imagine a fully armed man to be at heart a coward. Possession of arms implies an element of fear, if not cowardice. But true non-violence is an impossibility without the possession of unadulterated fearlessness “ – GANDHI
“The way of peace is the way of truth. Truthfulness is even more important than peacefulness. Indeed, lying is the mother of violence. A truthful man (person) cannot long remain violent. He (she) will perceive in the course of his search that he has no need to be violent and he will further discover that so long as there is the slightest trace of violence in him, he will fail to find the truth he is searching for” – GANDHI (my brackets for inclusivity of language)
Peace is non-violence and non-violence in its deepest form, is peace. For when you feel peaceful within yourself you will never think or feel to harm another. For the feeling of peace is an inner sense of harmony with all people and an ability to see yourself in every-one. Hence all is one, and one for all. There is a wise saying ‘what you do for another you do for the Self’. When you hurt another you experience yourself as one who harms and at a deep level you will not like yourself. The darkness within makes you blame others and tolerate violence in others.
When you choose to take the path of peace you will find that it is an inner journey, that is, you will go into your own heart to make sense of the world. You will question all you have learned and if it doesn’t align with your inner knowing you will put the behaviour or idea aside, like a child discards toys. You start to observe your thoughts, words and actions and how this affects others and in turn, creates your Self.
Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India’s independence movement (around the turn of the century) is one of many individuals in history who found his life unfolding as a search for truth and love. Others have described this search as a simple removing of weeds (ignorance, weaknesses) from our lives to allow the true Self to emerge naturally.
When I look into the face of a baby I know that evil (or fear) is learned. Babies innately fear loud noises and falling, the rest is learned. When you overcome or reverse evil (fear) with truth you start to live (love). To me I see love in the face of a baby, pure and simple. Therefore, the way of peace is loving, pure and simple. The very essence is love and it can be seen through the acts of non-violence. If all people practice love (non-violence) the world will change immediately.
Gandhi is best known for bringing the practical application of non-violence as a tool to make visible the will of the Indian people, reclaiming a sense of democracy or people power (refer www.gandhiserve.com for further information). His message was his life and the message is applicable to the world today.
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Write the speech
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Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is the mightiest weapon devised by ingenuity of Man, Mahatma Gandhi said. Tibetan spiritual guru the Dalai Lama has said that religions emphasis on the importance of compassion, a tool to curb violence. Men kill men in the name of religion. The killing is justified as Dharma by the custodians of religions and they proclaim that it was for a righteous purpose. Amid all these hoopla, a question comes up - can we really stand and justify such a gruesome violence in a civilised society or can violence be completely rooted out. We must understand what is right and what is wrong. The holy Quran says we all must realise that good or evil are the traits of of human soul and even after death, there is accountability. Any form of revenge is violence and it is bound to bring sorrow for the doer. Non-violence is the personal practice of being harmless to self and others under every condition. Gandhi spread the non-violence through movements and writings. Mahavira (599 BC-527 BC), the 24th Theerthankara of Jain religion, was a torchbearer of non-violence. He taught that one must abstain from violence to attain Nirvana. The term non-violence is often linked with or used as a synonym for peace. Non-violence is a powerful and just weapon. It is indeed a weapon which cuts without wounding and ennobles the man who wields it. Delivering a speech at the auditorium of University of Oslo in 1964, Martin Luther King said Gandhi led a long and successful non-violent struggle against British rule in India. He also said that he had adopted Gandhis non-violent method in the campaigns to win civil rights for African-Americans in the US. We should not forget that we all are creations of the God who is an ocean of love. One should know that wars are not the curse of God, but results of our actions. India wants to be a country of peace, tolerance and prosperity.The only way to bring back peace is to empower ourselves spiritually and remove all negative qualities from our mind.