Tag: non-violence

The Ultimate Reality

You have heard that the good fights the evil

But I say the compassionate, merciful and loving take good care of those who are suffering from hatred, fear and greed

Like a big brother taking good care of a younger brother

Many religious people do not understand the ultimate reality

That good doesn’t fight evil

For fighting hatred only causes more hatred

The ultimate reality is non duality

The light transforms the darkness within us and the world around us

In Christian terms, God with his infinite mercy takes good care of Satan like a doctor taking care of a sick patient. If you imagine a war between these two forces, you have lost everything Jesus taught. Jesus said “love your enemies and pray for those who spite you for you will be children of God.”

This is non-dualism at its highest.

The only cure for the sickness of hatred and fear is unconditional love

If you don’t see the world through dualism; violence, war, and confusion will be inevitable

But if you see the world through non-duality; peace, love and forgiveness is possible right here and now.

Your brother,

Johnny

Practicing Peace.

I recently went to a Vegfest in my local community. The food was great and overall the message was a positive one. A message that we can help stop climate change, transform our health, and vote with our wallets to stop cruelty against animals through eating a plant based diet. A few of the vegans were so angry at meat eaters though. One of the presenters went on an angry tangent about decapitated pigs heads at the grocery store. She yelled at the crowd that she couldn’t understand meat eaters(even though she ate these products most of her life). It was a friendly reminder to me that true compassion encompasses all beings, not just those who live the same way as you. The way of peace doesn’t condone violence but seeks to understand others instead of judge. True compassion encompasses Hitler, Stalin, and Charles Manson.

If we want others to be more peaceful we must be peaceful, it’s as simple as that. Maybe we could just focus on ourself, making our own life our message to others? Our message of peace will be watered down if we communicate in a violent way. Practicing non-violence is something MLK, Gandhi, Jesus, Buddha, and mother Theresa all agreed on. It’s something they wanted us to practice on a daily basis. The next time we complain about the world affairs we could ask ourself “how can we expect the world to be at peace if we aren’t?”

Focus within. One lit candle can light a thousand candles.

With Aloha,

Johnny Hoffman