We live our lives judging everything around us. In fact, I don't really know about you. But I know that most of the time I do precisely that.
Judging.
I tend to judge myself, judge other people, and judge the various situation that occur around me during the day.
More than I'd like to admit to myself, I tend to find certain people hard to like, I pick out their character flaws and judge their mistakes. All in all, I tend to judge everything.
Dharma
In Hinduism, Sikhism, Jainism, and Buddhism, Dharma is a term with a multitude of meanings. It is a multifaceted and rather complex term that cannot be exactly translated by using a single word. Dharma can be vaguely translated as right conduct, religious law, duty, and social order. The root word, dhri, means "holding up". The...
Ahimsa
Ahimsa is a Sanskrit term that means “non-killing.”
This concept seems to have emerged in the late Vedas, circa 800 BC. We primarily associate it with the Jainistic and and Buddhist traditions at that time.
Ahimsa has gradually been transferred into the Brahminical tradition, where it remains central up to the present time.
The notion of Ahimsa is primarily related to not harming animal life. However, in Jainism, there are cases of applying this principle toward the plant life too.
