Ahimsa 10 - The Carnal Greed Poem by Geeta Radhakrishna Menon

Ahimsa 10 - The Carnal Greed

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Greediness for sensual pleasures -
Most obnoxious and low!
A man becomes a brute
When he follows
His base, animal instinct!
He chases the evil which secretly resides
Within himself!
He knows no better
Than his treacherous passions
And to awaken the immoral mind!

When the mind focuses only on sex,
He becomes a slave of undesirable passions!
His mind refuses to think,
His brain negates reason,
He loses his sense of balance,
And above all,
He wastes his vital force,
The power of the universe,
The wonderful vitality,
Lost in immoral actions!

Sexual misconduct like rape is a grave sin!
It becomes unpardonable,
When forced upon,
Or brutally imposed upon on an innocent soul!
A sexual misdemeanour is
The most horrifying act,
An act of grave violence,
To be condemned!
For a sexual pervert ‘Ahimsa' is
Totally alien and incomprehensible!

Friday, July 22, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: spirituality,yoga
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Valsa George 26 July 2016

Geeta... You have given meaningful and wider dimensions to 'Ahimsa'...! Lofty thoughts coming from a mature mind!

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Thank you so much, dear Valsa! I am grateful for your equally mature and wise comment. I am happy that you read this poem on Ahimsa.

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Indira Renganathan 16 July 2018

For a sexual pervert ‘Ahimsa' is Totally alien and incomprehensible! rightly said Geeta...in today's world it is 99% true..it is because 1% of the good and Ahimsa is still found we are able to survive...like this poem a lot

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Unnikrishnan E S 04 January 2021

Any violence, be it in words, action or even in thoughts, is a sin. Ahimsa is staying away from all violence, all sins and loving every being in the universe. Moreover, violence against any being weaker than the self is more despicable. violence against women is the gravest of all sinsi

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Bri Edwards 20 June 2021

Geeta, if i 'can', i will use this poem in my next 'showcase'. I've recently submitted my first showcase (3 poems only) in several months. bri ;)

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Rob Lamberton 22 January 2023

Thank you for this important and relevant message set forth with clarity and appropriate solemnity.5*****

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Bri Edwards 20 June 2021

those last two notes i found on Wikipedia

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Bri Edwards 20 June 2021

'Ahimsa is a multidimensional concept, inspired by the premise that all living beings have the spark of the divine spiritual energy; therefore, to hurt another being is to hurt oneself.

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Bri Edwards 20 June 2021

Ahimsa is one of the cardinal virtues of Jainism, where it is first of the Pancha Mahavrata. It is also the first of the five precepts of Buddhism.

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Bri Edwards 20 June 2021

Well, you said it: (in stanza # 1) '..he knows no better'. bri ;) A fine poem.

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