Not directed at anyone in particular.
Did Gandhi fight the British? I suggest a watch of the movie Gandhi sometime, it is a great movie and will show how India gained independence.
Yes, I have watched it a few times, some years ago now....very good movie
Gandhi's entire strategy was to turn the other cheek. Notice how you must stand your ground to turn the other cheek. If you run away, is this turning the other cheek? No it is not.
agreed
You shine your light. Someone attacks you for it. Do you fight back? How about you stand your ground and keep shining your light instead!
agreed
Thinking we must respond fist for fist, eye for eye, is the same kind of thinking that has had the world in wars for the past several thousand years.
No one here is suggesting this is the way to go
There has even been described a 700,000 year war that has been raging in space. Did either side turn the other cheek? Is there maybe a lesson to be learned there? Hmmmmmmmm I dunno know, whataya think?
Dont know if this is a real war or not...so no comment
To get us where we want to go, a world that works for everyone, it's not about 'getting rid of them', it's about realizing that 'they' are not our problem.
They are our problem if they keep getting in our way, & trying control/oppress us in any way. We are our problem! The problem lies within us.
Each of us have our own problems, yes & that is our responsibility to work on these, but it does not negate others imposing their problems on us eitherFix our own consciousness, and we'll realize both the problems and solutions lie inside of us.
I ask you to think about this situation.....the Tibetan monks & nuns busy working on their consciousness in their monastery, peaceful, loving, compassionate beings not harming anyone.......now picture the Chinese guards that invaded their serene & peaceful setting. They were dragged outside and shot in their courtyards....some of nuns were raped & then killed. Not a pleasant picture. The monks without any weapons to defend themselves, were slaughtered. You say turn the other cheek
