Guest guest Posted April 7, 2000 Report Share Posted April 7, 2000 > Jerry wrote: > ... > As far as looking at Adoph and saying to yourself, "Gee, > there but for the grace of God go l -- if conditions were different, maybe l > could be a Hitler too..." Well, l'm sure it's instructive to look at the > background of the world's criminals -- environment can certainly play a role. > But we have to be careful here: countries are responsible for the leaders > they produce and individuals must be held accountable for what they become. >... > love, > jerry Terrible evil very definitely exists in the world, for example Hitler, Stalin and the dark side of Christianity. Ahimsa or "Resist not with evil" refers, I think, to an inner state of detachment or calmness when faced by challenge. If "resist not with evil" and ahimsa are seen as a recommendation for in-action, this in-action would support evil through passive complicity. Pacifism might be cruel when it prevents an appropriate response to the challenge of negativity. Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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