Violence - Act of Separation

Some gurus have said that violence is nothing but theWell if someone read this article and he is a Hindu
act of separating yourself from others because wethen it will definitely raises his eyebrows plus if this
can't get violent with ourselves. It is only possiblearticle is written by any famous author and is
when we think that we are superior or inferior frompublished on this site than many people across the
others. Or in other words if we separate ourwhole country come together and punish the writer
existence from others, then we are bound to besomehow. There are several groups in politics today
violent.like shivshena and rss which gathers people and
In my view violence does not mean to hurt someoneprotests unnecessarily. Is this not an act of violence
physically rather it is to hurt someone sentimentally,while they are trying to prove themselves
emotionally because by attacking someone physicallynon-violent? If they are really non-violent then they
you ultimately hurts his ego making him inferior toshould forgive the writer instead.
you in terms of power. And through ego hisThey start protesting without even reading the
sentiments hurt and it become an act of violence.article just after reading or hearing the much
If you abuse someone or take it as if someonepublicized line given in some newspaper or T.V
abuses you whom you don't know then you will surechannel that this person said that Hindus are violent.
get angry and try to repay him by verbally or evenAnd they call them non-violent even after protesting.
physically abusing him. This is violence.What a shame!
But if your friend abuses you, you say nothing, don'tI will give you another example to prove my point. In
even mind because your sentiments are nor hurt bythe pooja that we do all the rituals are done by right
this. So basically abusing someone is not an act ofhand not by left hand because it is considered as
violence but hurting someone's emotions is an act of'Ashubh'. I just want to ask how can you
violence.differentiate the hands of a same person? On what
I was born as a Hindu so knows a little bit aboutbasis?
Hindu scriptures and respect them as the beliefsIt is an act of violence. A great act of violence
which are given there are very scientific. But acrossindeed because you are separating your own hands.
the years these messages, given in the form ofThis is why I said that Hindua religion has turned
stories are so much misinterpreted that the veryviolent as time has shaped itself.
religion has turned out to be violent.