Practicing non-violence does not absolve us from our duty to defend against violence. If a dog attacked Buddha, I have little doubt he would take action.
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Practicing non-violence does not absolve us from our duty to defend against violence. If a dog attacked Buddha, I have little doubt he would take action.
Raam, it needs courage to articulate the thought that you have presented above, but I am sure that every parent understands it when their little new born is being attacked even by a mosquito or a tiny insect!
Agreed, Sayantan!
defending myself against violence is not the same as engaging in violence against someone else because we don’t like what they’ve done. Revenge changes nothing that happened, and only damages our own soul if we engage in it ourselves
Yes, there’s a big difference between revenge and defense!