KNOWLEDGE SHEET BY SRI SRI RAVISHANKAR
POSTED ON: SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 2026
The Noise Of Non-Violence
Often violence comes with noise. Non-violence happens
in silence. People who are violent make huge noise; they make it known. People
who are non-violent are quiet. But the time has come for people who are
non-violent to make noise so that the violence will quiet down. The message of
non-violence has to come loud and clear so that it can be heard from a young
age.
A sense of shame has to be connected with anger and
violence. The reason for violence in young people is a sense of pride in anger
and violence, not a sense of shame. People feel proud that they are violent or
angry. They think it is prestigious or a status symbol to be aggressive.
Aggression is not thought to be a quality to be ashamed of. This promotes
aggression and violence in the whole society, and when aggression and violence
are promoted, human values diminish. Some movies and modern music glorify frustration,
anger and revenge and make these a role model for children.
We need to promote human values especially love
compassion and belongingness loud and clear. Speak to groups or through your
local media in the newspaper and on TV and create as many Art Excel and Art of
Living courses in your area as possible.
David asks : "If people are ashamed to be angry,
won't that keep them unnatural and set up resistance in them that will
persist?"
Sri Sri : "If they are not ashamed, they will
feel a free license to get angry and violent. Sometimes resistance is a good
thing (Like resistance to disease or resistance to bad habits)."
II JAI GURUDEV II
