Ahimsa

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 1

Compassion is not weakness—it is the soul recognizing what the mind has been trained to ignore.

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 2

When compassion becomes paralysis and tears cloud vision, the Divine Friend speaks—not to condemn our weakness, but to awaken the warrior within.

Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 2

When serenity dawns, all sorrow dissolves—and in that clear heart, wisdom quickly finds its stable ground.

Srimad Bhagavatam, Canto 9, Chapter 21

King Rantideva fasted 48 days. When food arrived, successive guests came - a brahmana, laborer, man with dogs, and outcaste. Seeing Krishna in all beings, he gave away everything including his last drop of water. The guests revealed themselves as Brahma, Shiva, and other demigods.

Sikh Historical Traditions - Martyrdom 1675

Bhai Sati Das, younger brother of Bhai Mati Das, was wrapped in cotton wool soaked in oil, tied to a pole, and set on fire in direct sight of Guru Tegh Bahadur. He remained calm and peaceful, continuously uttering Waheguru while the fire consumed his body.

Krishna & Vidura

Remaining righteous in an unrighteous environment is its own form of courage. Sometimes we stay not to change things but to bear witness and mourn. Peace must always be offered so that war, if it comes, is clearly a choice.

Uddhava & Krishna

The qualities of a true devotee—compassion, freedom from envy, equal vision, non-attachment—arise naturally through sincere devotion. They cannot be manufactured through effort alone but blossom through grace when the heart is turned toward the Divine.