Guest guest Posted October 18, 2001 Report Share Posted October 18, 2001 Weekly Knowledge #326 Bangalore Ashram <br>10/11/2001 India <br><br> <br>IS WAR VIOLENCE OR NON-VIOLENCE?<br><br>Violence and non-violence do not depend on the act but on the intention behind it. The basis of violence is anger, lust, hatred, jealousy, greed, frustration or aggression. <br><br>A surgeon cuts open a person's belly; so does a criminal. The action is similar. But the surgeon's intention is to save and the criminal's is to destroy. <br><br>Violence or non-violence is determined by the attitude and not the act.<br><br>Even a war can be non-violent if it is devoid of anger, hatred, jealousy or greed and it is for educating someone who cannot be educated in any other way. <br><br>Even charity can be an act of violence if it takes away self-esteem and inflicts slavery, and a war can be an act of compassion if it helps to put things in the right perspective. <br><br>Strange but True!<br><br> <br>New York Fire Department has lauded the contribution of the Art of Living seva team and has sent a letter of appreciation.<br><br> <br><br>Jai Guru Dev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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