The protocol for Dr. King, Gandhi, Jesus, vegans, Jain, monks, and other wise people the world over. Ahimsa means "Not to Injure", "Compassion", "Cause no injury". Ahimsa is the doctrine of non-violence out of respect for life.
Everyone builds their outlook upon certain core understandings we just believe to be true, and can then build our rationality upon them. But at the base is an emotional belief of that precept. Personally, ahimsa is also one of my core understandings. Especially considering it as "inspired by the premise that all living beings have the spark of the divine spiritual energy", it may very well be the first (unprovable) assumption in my mind (with great agnostic flexibility as to what 'divine spiritual energy' really means).
Ahimsa is like the pro-life movement. However, it is It is impossible to follow ahimsa with every one of your actions, words, and thoughts, and remain living yourself; yet that is a great noble goal. If it is used as a basic outlook on life, well then, you might become a saint.
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