When a man becomes steadfast in his abstention from harming others, then all living creatures will cease to feel enmity in his presence
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- When a person stops harming others, even hostile creatures will feel safe around them.
- In plain terms
- Stop hurting others and others will stop fearing you.
- What can you take from it?
- Nonviolence creates safety for everyone.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does your behavior affect the safety of those around you?
- Can nonviolence truly disarm aggression?
Another view
This ideal assumes all creatures respond rationally to non-aggression.
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