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Hindus believe that they have a moral responsibility to act in the right way and to make choices that are helpful to everyone. If a Hindu follows their personal dharma and the dharma within Hinduism, they can make the right choices that are morally correct.

One of the key concepts in Hinduism is ahimsa, which means harmlessness or non-violence. This is a virtue all Hindus should follow. It is important that Hindus ensure that they do not inflict pain upon others. They should try to live their lives in a compassionate and caring way. For example, they might give charity to others or help those in need. Not only will this follow the concept of ahimsa but it will also help Hindus to achieve their ultimate goal of moksha by gaining good karma. For many Hindus, ahimsa is the best virtue and should be followed to ensure freedom from samsara.

Hindus believe that they should show respect to all living beings because they all have a part of Brahman in them, known as the atman. Hindus feel that they should respect animals as well as humans. They see the cow as a sacred animal that should be protected as well as respected. This is because they believe that a cow is vital to life as traditionally it could work the land and provide food in the form of butter and milk.

Hindus are encouraged to act with empathy, love and humility at all times so that they are doing the right thing.

• They should try to show empathy through considering how others are feeling and how they would feel if they were in the same situation. They should then try to do things to help others.
• They should try to show love to others in a compassionate and caring way through giving help when needed. This might be giving to charity or giving to those who do not have enough food or water.
• They should try to do do all these things with humility, which means not doing things in a boastful way but for the right reasons. For example, they should help somebody because the person needs help, not in order to feel good about themselves.

Doing things with humility is one way for Hindus to gain good karma and therefore achieve moksha. This is because doing things for the wrong reason would give them bad karma and affect their chances of a better rebirth or achieving moksha.

Hindus also understand that controlling their minds and senses is an important way to control their thoughts and to stop themselves wanting material possessions. Hindus believe that spiritual thoughts are more important than material thoughts. If a Hindu has good control of their mind and senses, they will focus on what is important rather things that are not.