{"id":54782,"date":"2024-06-12T14:15:25","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T12:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/lets-reform-hindu-nationalism\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T12:37:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T10:37:20","slug":"reforming-hindu-nationalism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/reforming-hindu-nationalism\/","title":{"rendered":"REFORMING HINDU NATIONALISM"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"54782\" class=\"elementor elementor-54782 elementor-38374\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b12d7c elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1b12d7c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18b0e03\" data-id=\"18b0e03\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a28f3d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a28f3d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">AVOID HARM IN HINDUISM! NATIONALISM<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af11fcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af11fcf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f288927\" data-id=\"f288927\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d510331 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d510331\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2024-06-12-a-las-14.28.12.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38397\" src=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2024-06-12-a-las-14.28.12-300x173.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2024-06-12-a-las-14.28.12-300x173.png 300w, https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2024-06-12-a-las-14.28.12-600x347.png 600w, https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2024-06-12-a-las-14.28.12-768x444.png 768w, https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Captura-de-Pantalla-2024-06-12-a-las-14.28.12.png 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hindu nationalism is an aggressive, fanatical and oppressive ideology that seeks to establish the supremacy of the Hindu religion and its culture in India. It has gained significant ground in recent decades. It enjoys substantial support among the middle classes, which is why it has prevailed politically, elevating Narendra Modi as the current prime minister of that vast country.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This movement, led primarily by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), in power since 2014, and its parent organization, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has transformed the country&#8217;s political and social landscape. This rise has been marked by numerous abuses and harms, both at the individual and collective levels, especially against Muslims.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hindu nationalism has its roots in the 19th century, when it already showed intolerance toward other religions. Over the years, it has evolved into a more exclusionary and divisive agenda. The RSS, founded in 1925, and the BJP, its political arm, have been the main promoters of this vision.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was inspired first by Mussolini&#8217;s fascism and later by Nazism, advocating that what the Nazis did to the Jews should also be carried out by Hindus against India&#8217;s religious minorities.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/be-aware-of-the-damage-caused-by-racism-ethnicism-and-nationalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Read LIVE WITHOUT HARMING! Be aware of the damage caused by racism, ethnicism and nationalism <\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/raise-awareness-of-the-harm-caused-by-racism-ethnicism-nationalism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Read LIVE WITHOUT HARMING: Reject racistm, ethnicism, xenophobia and ultranationalistm<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over time, it has been trampling in four ways: mistreating religious minorities, stifling freedom of expression, treating the untouchables as inferior, and oppressing tribal communities.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"text-align: center;\">1.- ABUSES AGAINST RELIGIOUS MINORITIES<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most concerning aspects is its treatment of other religious communities, especially Muslims and Christians, who have been subjected to violence, discrimination and systematic marginalization.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is true that both Muslims and Christians committed great outrages against Hindus in the past, but this does not justify harming innocent people.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/do-not-make-the-innocent-pay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Read HOW TO LIVE WITHOUT HARMING? Do not make the innocent pay for the guilty<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Violence directed against the Muslim community has been one of the most visible and devastating aspects. In 1992, a crowd of tens of thousands of volunteers destroyed a mosque because it was allegedly built on the ruins of a temple dedicated to Rama that Muslims demolished in the 16th century.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That incident was accompanied by riots that killed between 900 and over 2,000 people, most of them Muslims. Pogroms, gang rapes of women and the burning of Muslim homes took place.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2002 Gujarat riots are another emblematic example. During these events, it is estimated that between one and two thousand Muslims died, and thousands more were displaced. Numerous cases of physical assault, rape and destruction of property belonging to this group have been documented.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These atrocities were perpetrated with the complicity or inaction of state authorities, led at the time by Narendra Modi, who would later become the Prime Minister of India.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In some provinces, attacks on Muslims by Hindu extremists are a daily occurrence and happen with impunity, without police protection due to the complicity of Modi&#8217;s nationalist government.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to direct violence, religious minorities suffer arbitrary arrests, discrimination, and forced conversions. Christians, for example, have been attacked in various parts of the country and their churches vandalized. Anti-conversion laws, present in several states, have been used to harass and arrest those seeking to change their religion, particularly when the change is from Hinduism to another faith.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"text-align: center;\">2.- REPRESSION OF FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hindu fundamentalism has also had a significant negative impact on freedom of expression in India. Those who criticize Hindu ideology or the BJP government are often victims of intimidation, harassment, and violence. Journalists, academics, and activists have been targeted by smear campaigns, threats, and, in some cases, murder, both within the country and abroad.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A series of homicides of prominent figures, such as journalist Gauri Lankesh in 2017, has sown fear among critics of the regime. Lankesh, known for her critical views of the BJP and the RSS, was shot dead outside her home. Other activists and academics have suffered a similar fate, creating a climate of fear that stifles debate and dissent.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Modi government has been accused of attempting to control the media, either through direct or indirect pressure. Large media conglomerates that criticize the government have undergone tax audits and other forms of intimidation. Furthermore, a pro-government narrative has been promoted that portrays any criticism as unpatriotic and treasonous, further restricting the space for free and open discourse.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3.- MARGINALIZATION OF LOWER CASTES<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hindu extremism tends to privilege the upper castes and to marginalize and harm the Dalits (untouchable<span style=\"color: #000000;\">s). Read more at\u2026<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/avoid-harm-in-hinduism-abolish-castes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FOR A WORLD WITHOUT HARM: Reforming the caste system in Hinduism<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>4.- ABUSE OF TRIBAL COMMUNITIES<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hindu fundamentalists also discriminate against the Adivasis, tribal communities. Development policies and industrial projects often result in their forced displacement. These lands are essential for their livelihood and culture, but they are frequently expropriated without fair compensation. Forced displacement and the destruction of their traditional livelihoods have led to an increase in poverty and despair among the Adivasis.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For all these reasons, it is necessary to find a path toward inclusion and mutual respect, rejecting policies and practices that perpetuate hatred and violence.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>LET&#8217;S CONTRIBUTE NOW TO ERADICATING THESE INJUSTICES!<\/b><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do we do this?<\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.change.org\/igualdad-derechos-colectivos-oprimidos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sign here<\/span><\/strong><\/span>.<\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Promote benign versions of religi<span style=\"color: #000000;\">ons<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">. Read more at\u2026<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/choose-the-best-version\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>AVOID HARM! Choose the best version of each religion<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/see-the-harmful-side-of-religions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">THE ART OF LIVING WITHOUT HARMING: SEE the harmful part of religions<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/reform-the-harmful-side-of-religions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>THE REVOLUTION OF LIVING WITHOUT HARMING: REFORM the harmful side of religions<\/em><\/a><br \/><\/span><\/p><ol start=\"3\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promote <strong>rationality <\/strong>over <span style=\"color: #000000;\">harmful dogma and indoctrination. Read more at\u2026<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/be-rational-avoid-dogmatism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><em>LIVE WITHOUT HARMING! Be rational<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/oppose-venomous-dogmatism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">LIVE WITHOUT HARMING: Oppose poisonous dogmatism<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/think-for-yourself-and-say-no-to-toxic-indoctrination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">HOW TO LIVE WITHOUT HARMING? Think for yourself and avoid toxic indoctrination <\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p><ol start=\"4\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stimulate <strong>open-mindedness<\/strong>. <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Read more at\u2026<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/be-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">FOR A WORLD WITHOUT HARM: Be open-minded<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/do-no-harm-be-open-and-avoid-harmful-gregariousness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">THE ART OF LIVING WITHOUT HARMING: Avoid harmful herd mentality<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p><ol start=\"5\"><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Share<\/strong>, especially with Hindu acquaintances<span style=\"color: #000000;\">. Read more at\u2026<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/convince-others-not-to-cause-harm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">AVOID HARM! Share and convince others not to cause harm<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you for not standing idly by and doing something about it, even if it is very small.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e29a81 elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--shape-circle elementor-share-buttons--align-center elementor-share-buttons--skin-gradient elementor-grid-0 elementor-share-buttons--color-official elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"2e29a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_whatsapp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on whatsapp\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-whatsapp\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on email\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_x-twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on x-twitter\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on facebook\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_linkedin\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"Share on linkedin\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-326c565 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"326c565\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63847bf\" data-id=\"63847bf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247f4f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"247f4f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong> Xavier Paya <\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>Live Without Harming initiative<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #e5ac1b;\"><a style=\"color: #e5ac1b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705739656386000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0r_zOrwTRU9jKMsNGkX-Vn\">www.institutodelbienestar.com<\/a><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">LET&#8217;S NOT HARM ANYONE, except in legitimate self-defense against an aggressor.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Read:<\/span> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #e5ac1b;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #e5ac1b; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/en\/live-without-harming\/publications\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/institutodelbienestar.com\/no-danes\/publicaciones\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1705739656386000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1Y-BstuMG-ZGz1yLfoAV21\">other<span style=\"color: #e5ac1b; text-decoration: underline;\"> articles<\/span> from DO NO HARM!&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e750c elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3e750c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Through the <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Live Without Harming initiative, <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>we strive to prevent any kind of suffering or harm from being done to you, your loved ones, and others.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AVOID HARM IN HINDUISM! 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