Peace and Conflict Resolution in Tamil Tradition

Abstract

Violence threatens to ruin the entire human civilization. every man attempts or intends at attaining peace both within him and with others. Peace is a state of power packed stillness and peace can also be understood as restraining oneself from talking and exposing oneself in the midst of the learned. Love is not merely an emotion but is in the form of energy which is transacted every moment. So, it affects all forms of life which grows with sharing. Moreover, Love helps us overcome the sense of fear and also promotes better understanding and appreciation. It must begin from oneself towards his/her parents, and grow gradually to include family, neighbourhood, country and lastly God. Water, when mixed with milk will become milk and does not remain water. The meanness of the mean will vanish totally when mixed with the dignity of the excellent. In the Tamil tradition, with reservations pertaining to the wicked, and the wrong-doer, does not speak of violence against them. Instead, it aims at peaceful co-existence even at such situations.