We shape the world and the world shapes us.
The way of non-violence is not merely the deeply held
intention to live a life without conflict and the use of force;
it of necessity actively seeks to make explicit the
contradictions of thought, culture and convention
that lead to violence (and waste) of any kind, against
oneself, against one’s fellow human beings, or against
the Earth. The voice of frustration of the current era,
amplified a thousand fold by the populist rhetoric of ad
hominem Attack Radio and TV, flirts with violence of the
most insidious kind as a misleading means of releasing
equally misguided rage. This is a profound mistake.
The way of non-violence, as an alternative, takes the
rule of law and civil stability as its point of departure,
and seeks by means of argument, dialogue, or, when
necessary, civil disobedience, to widen the circle of ethical
awareness and discourse to include in a radical and
uncompromising way the whole of the human community
and the living Earth.
from THE LITTLE CLAVIER
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