Ahimsa

Mahatma Gandhi Ahimsa  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBHi1j6XRAU  Singer: Dr K J Yesudas Music : Ricardo Barrantes, Peru

ahinsa
can you leave your fears behind
open are the amirs of your mind
here I stand
between the Cleaves
of night and days
the bridge of easy dreams
a journey of my soul
to reach the endless kind

Ahinsa
living fires and Silent Stones
whispering still
Ancient Memories long time gone
can you recall beyond your eyes
and hope born out of burst the stars 
the drift across the sky
A million years ago.

Celebrating Gandhi, Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh   https://www.youtube.com/shorts/nPwCVB8LGU4

A slap, an insult, and the collapse of civic restraint . ..  there is a direct link between abuse of power, by its formal custodians, and a public mood which validates citizens venting their anger and frustration.  institutions through which formal power operates should  honour the letter and spirit of the law. .this means that those who hold office in these institutions must be speedily prosecuted for any violations.
But what ethos  will the young people, who are demanding change, choose to adopt. Yes, there have been incidents of venting blind rage but by and large the emerging youthful energy seeks to build formations and processes that foster participation and cooperation – rather than an order and command culture. taken from Politician meets Protestor: An Uncivil Story  https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/slap-insult-collapse-civic-restraint-sahib-singh-10899318/  by Rajni Bakshi

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Satyagraha @120:  by Rajni Bakshi   Lecture at Hope as Practice at G5a on 2nd October, 2026
Do you see humans as being innately aggressive and potentially violent? Or do you see us as being inherently compassionate, nurturing and caring? we know that all these traits together make up the human condition. there is a choice to be made. You can believe that the oppressors can only be defeated by stronger counter-violence.Or you can acknowledge the futility of violence and look for other solutions.
Strive for the courage , a  courage rooted in the strengths of solidarity, fraternity and Love.

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Nonviolence or Nonexistence: Choice of the 21st Century | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTOeMjrzcjM  Arun Gandhi | Jul 4, 2019
In a rather intriguing talk, Arun Gandhi outlines the responsibilities of every individual towards creating world peace. Peace is not the absence of war. Peace is the creating of equality and harmony in society. Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mohandas “Mahatma” Gandhi, was born in Durban, South Africa during the apartheid years. At age 12, Arun was taken to India to live with his famous grandfather and learn ways to cope with his anger and violent reactions, having been a victim of color prejudice while growing up. During his time in India, he learned valuable lessons on life next to his grandfather.

Arun is now the President of the Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute to take the message of nonviolence all over the world and to rescue and train children living in poverty so that they can break the oppressive cycle crushing them. He has also started the M. K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence in 1991, based since 2008 at the University of Rochester, NY, which runs programs for inner-city children, inmates of correctional facilities and poor families while teaching nonviolence to students.