Transformative Nonviolence
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Transformative Nonviolence
Violence is the power of the state; imagination and nonviolence the power of civil society.
Rebecca Solnit • Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
Nonresistance is the key to the greatest power in the universe. Through it, consciousness (spirit) is freed from its imprisonment in form.
Eckhart Tolle • A New Earth: The life-changing follow up to The Power of Now. ‘My No.1 guru will always be Eckhart Tolle’ Chris Evans
“Nonviolence is like salt. It really is important for cooking, but it doesn't do much good unless it's put into the food.”
Jim Forest • Eyes of Compassion: Learning from Thich Nhat Hanh: Living with Thich Nhat Hanh
In India there’s an ancient model for nonviolent living known as Ahimsa, which is central to the nonviolent life. Ahimsa is usually defined as nonviolence, although its meaning extends from Mahatma Gandhi’s peaceful protests to Albert Schweitzer’s reverence for life. “Do no harm” would be the first axiom of Ahimsa.
Marshall B. Rosenberg • Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life: Life-Changing Tools for Healthy Relationships (Nonviolent Communication Guides)
Violence is the power of the state; imagination and nonviolence the power of civil society.
Rebecca Solnit • Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities
- Nonviolence is a way of life for courageous people.
- Nonviolence seeks to win friendship and understanding.
- Nonviolence seeks to defeat injustice, not people.
- Nonviolence holds that suffering can educate and transform.
- Nonviolence chooses love instead of hate.
- Nonviolence believes that the universe is on the side of justice.