I-Ahimsa: Umqondo wokungabi nodlame

Kusukela olimini lwesiSanskrit lasendulo, elithi “a” lisho “hhayi”, kanti elithi “himsa” lihunyushwa ngokuthi “udlame, ukubulala, unya.” Umqondo wokuqala futhi oyisisekelo wamas ukungabikho kokuphathwa kanzima kuzo zonke izidalwa eziphilayo kanye nawe uqobo. Ngokokuhlakanipha kwamaNdiya, ukugcinwa kwe-ahimsa kuyisihluthulelo sokulondoloza ubuhlobo obunobunye nezwe elingaphandle nelangaphakathi.

Emlandweni wefilosofi yamaNdiya, kuye kwaba nothisha abaye bahumusha i-ahimsa njengokwenqatshelwa okungenakunyakaziswa kwawo wonke ubudlova, kungakhathaliseki izimo nemiphumela engase ibe khona. Lokhu kusebenza, ngokwesibonelo, enkolweni yobuJainism, esekela incazelo eqinile, engaguquki yokungabi nobudlova. Abameleli baleli qembu lenkolo, ikakhulukazi, abazibulali izinambuzane, kuhlanganise nomiyane.

UMahatma Gandhi uyisibonelo esivelele somholi womoya nepolitiki owasebenzisa isimiso se-ahimsa emzabalazweni omkhulu wenkululeko yamaNdiya. UGandhi ongenalo udlame weluleka ngisho abantu abangamaJuda, ababulawa amaNazi, kanye namaNgisi, abahlaselwa yiJalimane - ukunamathela kukaGandhi ku-ahimsa kwakungajwayelekile futhi kungenamibandela. Engxoxweni yangemva kwempi ngo-1946, uMahatma Gandhi uthi: “UHitler waqothula amaJuda ayizigidi ezinhlanu. Lokhu ukuqothulwa kohlanga okukhulu kunakho konke esikhathini sethu. Uma amaJuda eziphonse ngaphansi kommese wesitha, noma olwandle ephuma emadwaleni ... bekuyovula amehlo omhlaba wonke kanye nabantu baseJalimane.

AmaVeda ayiqoqo elibanzi lemibhalo eyakha isisekelo solwazi lwamaHindu, aqukethe indaba ethakazelisayo efundisayo nge-ahimsa. Itulo likhuluma ngoSadhu, indela ezulazulayo ehambela izindawo ezahlukene minyaka yonke. Ngolunye usuku, lapho engena emzini, wabona inyoka enkulu futhi esabekayo. Le nyoka ithuse abantu bakule ndawo okwenza kube nzima ukuthi baphile. I-sadhu yakhuluma nenyoka futhi yayifundisa i-ahimsa: lesi kwakuyisifundo inyoka eyasizwa futhi yasithatha enhliziyweni.

Ngonyaka olandelayo amaSadu abuyela emzini lapho aphinda ayibona khona inyoka. Zazinjani izinguquko! Yake yaba nobukhosi, inyoka yayibukeka ishwabene futhi ilimele. I-sadhu yambuza ukuthi yini ebangele ushintsho olungaka ekubukekeni kwakhe. Inyoka yaphendula ngokuthi ithatha izimfundiso ze-ahimsa enhliziyweni, yabona ukuthi yimaphi amaphutha esabekayo eyayiwenzile, futhi yayeka konakalisa ukuphila kwezakhamuzi. Ngemva kokuyeka ukuba yingozi, wahlukunyezwa yizingane: bamjikijela ngamatshe futhi bamhleka usulu. Inyoka yayingakwazi ukuphuma iyozingela, isaba ukushiya indawo yayo yokukhosela. Ngemva kokucabanga okuthile, uSadhu wathi:

Le ndaba isifundisa ukuthi kubalulekile ukusebenzisa isimiso se-ahimsa ngokuphathelene nathi: ukukwazi ukuzivikela ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo. Umzimba wethu, imizwa kanye nengqondo kuyizipho ezibalulekile ezisisiza endleleni yethu yokomoya nokuthuthuka. Asikho isizathu sokubalimaza noma sivumele abanye ukuba benze kanjalo. Ngalo mqondo, incazelo yamaVeda ye-ahimsa ithi ihluke kwekaGandhi. 

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