Commit no violence. Accept no violence. Allow no violence. Only when we refuse to be involved with violence – as perpetrator, victim, or observer - will we be Peaceful. The way of the Peaceful being does not encompass violence in any form. However, if violent action is initiated against a Peaceful being, an equal action is necessary to counter it. To fight fire with fire is not a non-Peaceful event. To Protect and defend is Peaceful. The lesson of Peace is about conscious choice, not passiveness that gives carte blanche to violence. Peacefulness is powerful, too.
Minister of Peace