What are the reasons that Ahinsha is more powerful than Hinsha?

Ahnisa or non violence is effective as more people can participate. Viloent struggle scares many and so there is less peoples' participation. Mahatama Gandhi's struggle was not only non violent. This was also non cooperative civil disobedience movement. Non cooperation by people crippled British administration.

Secondly, success of Ahminsa also depends on the party fought against. Mahatama Gandhi cleverly availed advantage of the British law. The law allowed the British government to prosecute the offenderswhoindulged in violenceand non violent activities.As Mahatama Gandhi was non violent and he alwaus got permission from authorities for organizing meetings and rallies, the Government was helpless in view of legal provisions.

Mahatama Gandhi not only used British legal provisions to his advantage. He also emotionally blackmailed the British by pretending to follow Bible and Christianity. The idea of forgiveness and non violece were taken from Christianity. If a person slaps you, offer the other cheek- is in Bible.

The British were responsive to reason and law abiding persons like Gandhi. However, such type of struggle could neverhave succeeded against Nadir shah, Mohammad Gaurii, Mohammad Gahnavi etc. While appreciating Gandhi's non violence, we have also to appreciate Brtish response.

You should try as much as possible that the matter is solved without hinsa. I don't agree that ahinsa is better than hinsa. If we take example of our country freedom,it took so many years in getting freedom,just because of ahinsa. I don't saxm that always prefer hinsa,but, in some situation ahinsa is better.

I think Ahinsha is right way to resolve the problem but Could India get freedom only using ahinsha.

Santhosh please edit as "Ahimsa" and "himsa".Himsa means annoying.So everyone hate it.

Santhosh please edit as "Ahimsa" and "himsa".Himsa means annoying.So everyone hate it.

Non vilolence and violence are translated as 'ahinsa' and 'hinsa' in Hindi or some other languages. These are similarlypronoinced. although the spelling 'Ahimsa' and 'Himsa' is also used in English, this does not reflect actual pronunciation. 'Hinsa' means violence and not mere annoying.

As regards every one hating violence, the fact is that people employ double standard. Voilence against others is justified but against oneself is bad and unjust.

Agree to gulshan ji. Like you comments .

We often speak that words are more powerful than action and guess why do we say so.....Similarly, ahimsa is more powerful than himsa.....Wounds caused by nasty blows are healed but wounds caused by tactics have a deep scar and even considered more effective...

Ahinsa is more powerful than Hinsha because it will teach you tolerance and love for fellow beings. In Hinsha we don't find the same and develops hatred among members.

I think freedom of India is the best example of Powerful of Ahinsha but Hinsha was also part of freedom

Hinsa allows opponent to act vigorously or lay hands on you since you did the same while ahinsa is an act done peacefully along with expressing your anger and discontent to your opponent.Since you express yourself politely yet strongly against them,they have no option but to react softly and to accept your proposal.

It can't be forgotten that the same policy had been the base of our victory over the Britishers.

But If they kill to all Ahinshak then result will be zero if hinsha then they can not kill to all.

Ahinsha means avoiding not only external physical violence but also internal violence of spirit. You are not only refuse to shoot a man, but you also refuse to hate him,thats why it`s more powerful than Hinsha....

I too feel that ahinsha is not always a solution for some problems as we can take the case of some criminals..with record of murders,rapes and other illegal things. One cannot deal them in ahinsha way as normally done through court proceedings..so such people need hinsha through encounters..this is just one example. Regarding acheving freedom for India both ways were implemented but our freedom fighters but ultimately ahinsha way got us freedom though it was little bit slow.

AS Rajani expressed in all places Ahimsa may not be practicable.

no one can punish you or no one can criticize you more if you tolerate it. At the last time they will accept defeat in front of you.So ahinsa is more powerfull.

no one can punish you or no one can criticize you more if you tolerate it. At the last time they will accept defeat in front of you.So ahinsa is more powerfull.

Tolerating injustice is non violence of cowards according to Gandhi. Thus Gandhi could tolerate British rule. He did not tolerate. He fought through non violent civil diobedience movement, which was a very clever method to use British law and Christian values to our benefit. British also need be comlimentedfor their positive response to Gandhian non violent means. It goes without sayingthat non violence would not work against Nadir Shah. Even today, non violence will not work against terrorists. If it works, better disband armed forces and recruit non violent non cooperative Satyagraha groups to fight not only the terrorists but also external aggression.