It Doesn't Matter If You Believe In It
No Importa Que Lo Creaspor Kazu Haga
La gravedad es una ley universal de la naturaleza. No importa si crees en la gravedad. Aún estás gobernad@ por sus leyes, y no hay manera de que puedas escaparte de ella. Las leyes de la gravedad gobiernan los cuerpos humanos y los cuerpos celestes.
La noviolencia, para mí, es una explicación y una articulación de las leyes universales del conflicto. No importa si crees en ella. Aún estás gobernado por sus leyes, y no hay manera de que puedas escapar de ella. Las leyes del conflicto humano gobiernan el conflicto interpersonal y el conflicto global.
Para mí, no importa si crees que puedes usar la violencia para alcanzar una sociedad justa. La violencia que usas o la violencia que es interna a tu movimiento social se reflejará en el cambio que generes, porque esa es una ley universal de la naturaleza. Creo que no importa si piensas que el odio y el resentimiento pueden respaldarte. En última instancia, te comerán, porque esa es una ley universal de la naturaleza. Creo que no importa si piensas que el amor es ñoño y débil. Cultivar amor hará sentir satisfech@ y te ayudará a alcanzar tu potencial, porque esa es una ley universal de la naturaleza. Creo que no importa si no confías en las leyes de interdependencia, lo que me ocurra directamente a mí, te afectará de alguna manera, porque es una ley universal de la naturaleza.
La noviolencia no es una creencia ingenua, dogmática o sentenciosa de que el odio y la violencia son “malos” y que la compasión y el amor son “buenos”. Conceptos como “bueno” y “malo” son, en última instancia, relativos y no tienen relevancia para el universo. La violencia no es “mala” y el amor no es “bueno”, simplemente existen. La noviolencia es simplemente una exploración del impacto de la violencia y el amor en la experiencia humana, y un intento para comprender las leyes que los gobiernan. Es la ciencia de la comprensión del conflicto, así como la cosmología es la ciencia de la comprensión de los orígenes del universo.
Si invertimos en sistemas que lastiman a los seres humanos, si invertimos en una cultura que aísla a la gente, si invertimos en una visión del mundo que divide a las comunidades, nos alejaremos de la Comunidad Bienamada. Porque así lo dictan la estructura definitiva del universo y sus leyes inalterables y universales. Al universo no le “importa” si algún día alcanzamos la Comunidad Bienamada o no. Al universo no le “importa” si cumplimos nuestro potencial como especie. El universo simplemente existe y su trabajo es continuar creando equilibrio y orden. Depende de nosotr@s, como especie, entender estas leyes para que podamos avanzar hacia la Comunidad Bienamada.
Preguntas semilla: ¿Cómo te relacionas con la noción de que la noviolencia es la ciencia del entendimiento del conflicto? ¿Puedes compartir una historia en dónde te hayas dado cuenta del efecto de la interdependencia aunque no hayas creído en ella? ¿Qué te ayuda a alimentar la Bienamada Comunidad?
--Kazu Haga. Pasaje de su libro por publicar “Sanando la Resistencia: una Respuesta Radicalmente Diferente al Daño”. Kazu es el fundador de la Academia de la Paz del Punto Este donde ell@s “trabajan para construir un ejército noviolento y poderoso de guerrer@s de paz: líderes y participantes activos involucrados en crear, apoyar y nutrir la Comunidad Bienamada.”
Kazu Haga runs East Point Academy, where they "work to build a powerful, nonviolent army of peace warriors: leaders and active participants invested in creating, supporting and nurturing the Beloved Community." Excerpt above is from his upcoming book Healing Resistance.
SEED QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION: How do you relate to the notion that nonviolence is the science of understanding conflict? Can you share a personal story of a time you realized the effect of interdependence, even without a belief in it? What helps you nurture beloved community?
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On Feb 22, 2019 SSSSSSSSSSSSSSS wrote :
This article reminds me of Hafiz's poem where he writes,
'Even after all time, the Sun never says to the Earth, 'you oweme.'
Look what happens with a love like that,
It lights the whole sky.'
We too can light the world and be beacons of hope if we care to be selfless rather than selfish
'Even after all time, the Sun never says to the Earth, 'you oweme.'
Look what happens with a love like that,
It lights the whole sky.'
We too can light the world and be beacons of hope if we care to be selfless rather than selfish
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On Feb 19, 2019 Patrick Perching Eagle wrote :
At the Center of the Universe, of all things, is a Relationship — Divine LOVE, the Source of Beloved Community from which all things emanate. This is perennial Truth that mystics, indigenous people, and most faith traditions hold as common knowledge. }:- â¤ï¸ anonemoose monk
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On Feb 16, 2019 Jagdish P Dave wrote :
The central theme of this thoughtprovokingarticle written by KazuHagais stated in the the last two sentences of this article, As Kazustates," The universe simply exists and its job is to continue to create balance and order.It is up to us, as species, to understand these laws so that we can move towards Beloved Community." When we do not follow this universallaw of love, we move away from Beloved Community. We divide communities- as us against them, create rifts and conflicts and violence. We sustainthese conflicts and harm us as human beings and nature.
We are interdependent. When we break this natural law of living, we pay the price of our actions.We do not have to believe in this. We see it. We experience the harm caused by our unmindful actions. In our workplace, we work as a team.We are interdependent. We cooperate and collaborate. We create balance and order for our Beloved Community.We feel fulfillment, personally and inter-persoanally.
Namaste!
We are interdependent. When we break this natural law of living, we pay the price of our actions.We do not have to believe in this. We see it. We experience the harm caused by our unmindful actions. In our workplace, we work as a team.We are interdependent. We cooperate and collaborate. We create balance and order for our Beloved Community.We feel fulfillment, personally and inter-persoanally.
Namaste!
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On Feb 16, 2019 David Doane wrote :
Nonviolence isn't the science of understanding conflict. Nonviolence isn't a science any more than violence is a science. They are both ways of being. Playing on sports teams comes to mind as an experience in which I realized the effect of interdependence before having a real belief in it. Our interconnectedness and intereffectiveness were obvious on a team. The team is bigger than the individuals. Players sacrifice to the team and create the team, and the team carries the players. What helps me nurture beloved community is knowing that we are part of one entity, one action -- we are in this together, we sink or swim together -- what I do for the team I do for myself and what I do for myself I do for the team. It is best for me to nurture beloved community and it is best for the community for me to be loving. All this is true for every system, be it a friendship, a marriage, a family, a team, a nation or the world. If you believe it or not, it's the way if is.
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On Feb 15, 2019 susan schaller wrote :
YES. Kudos to Kazu! Reminds me of Gandhi's simple formula. One is never alone fighting injustice. Truth is always a companion, and truth always wins (even if we don't see it in our life time). Truth and reality is that we are united.We, humans, cannot be fully human alone. We have to be in community or we die, spiritually and/or physically. Violence always separates, against the ruling law of nature. Non-violence or love unites. Union is the ultimate Great Reality.