Ahimsa is my Goal (Jesus, ritual, prophet, spiritual, Jewish)

[AllMantra]

In my walk, non-violence has been one of the most difficult ideals that I have worked towards attaining. When I first researched Mahavira's path of non-injury and non-attachment I looked to Gandhi as an embodiment, but looking closer, I cannot be certain that even this Great Soul, who far surpasses my level of spirituality, truly had that divine attribute. The resistance he used against the British certainly involved no physical violence, but burning passes and english made cloth did not exactly fit the description of benevolence. Am I saying he was corrupt? Not at all. Was Jesus corrupt for condeming the Scribes and Pharisees as hypocrites? No. I believe that many Great Men of God often have to use drastic measures to make positive social changes. How about the Prophet Muhammad having the rebels of the Jewish Tribe under his protection executed? Does that make him wrong or evil? Not in my belief. For me the question of non-violence is one of a mental state, regardless of the physical action, no matter how drastic it may appear. I don't know about anyone else, but for me it is a daily challenge to control my easily agitated and immature mind.