According to Osho, violence cannot be justified by rigid social codes like Manu’s ‘kill the aggressor’ rule. In real life, the identity of the aggressor is ambiguous, history favors the victors, and relationships complicate motives. True ethics demands conscious, situational inquiry—inner awareness and intelligence—rather than automatic obedience to rules, especially in exceptional crises like Arjuna’s.
Don’t hit back just because a rule says so—look closely, think for yourself, and act from a calm, aware heart.