How do I integrate my vow of non-violence in my daily life, while I am faced with so much violence in our society?

QUESTION

How do I integrate my vow of non-violence in my daily life, while I am faced with so much violence in our society? .... during struggle, What tools can I look to so that my vow becomes a way of Being?

ANSWER

The violence in our society is a projection of the violence in side all of us. We are not the victim, we are the creators of violence. To some extent we all participate in creating the violence in the world. By taking a personal oath of non-violence, and sticking to it, we will collectively manifest a world of peace, harmony, laughter, love and compassion.

It will take a critical mass of people taking this vow, and using it as a reminder in their daily life to achieve this. That's why we are committing to a goal of 100 million of us taking the vow. (The more the better)

Personally, I have found it very useful to be mindful of periods when I 'm reacting with anger, fear, defensiveness or resistance. When that happens, I automatically, remind myself that I have taken a vow. Just this reminder internally allows the reactivity to pass and magically brings me to the present moment. This present moment is the presence of spirit. It worked for me, hopefully it will work for you as well.

Twice a week, I will be posting video blogs as Tools for personal transformation. We will create a library of these personal tools that will help us all in keeping the vow, so that we can collectively convert our personal transformation into the transformation of the world.

Deepak Chopra