An Indian I.C.S. Officer was in the hall for a few hours. He asked: “Can ahimsa put an end to wars in the world?” Sri Bhagavan did not answer and it was time to go out for the evening walk. The next day when someone else repeated the question, Sri Bhagavan said that the question contained its answer. It is patent that in a state of perfect ahimsa there can be no war.
Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi · Volume III
Talk 508
24th August, 1938