Because the twentieth century was a century of violence, let us make the twenty-first a century of dialogue.
I'm sure all of us agree that we need to overcome violence, but we first need to examine whether it has any value. From a strictly practical perspective, on certain occasions violence appears to be useful. We can solve a problem quickly by force. But this success is often at the expense of the rights and welfare of others. Although one problem has been solved, the seed of another has been planted.
Inner disarmament, external disarmament; these must go together, you see. Peace is not just mere absence of violence - genuine peace must start in each individual heart.
Peace isn't the mere absence of violence; peace must come from inner peace. And inner peace comes from taking others’ interests into account.
Violence will only increase the cycle of violence.
If there are sound reasons or bases for the points you demand, then there is no need for violence. On the other hand, when there is no sound reason that concessions should be made to you but mainly your own desire, then reason cannot work and you have to rely on force. Thus using force is not a sign of strength but rather a sign of weakness.
I could justify violence only in this extreme case, to save the last living knowledge of Buddhism itself.
We don't need to respond with desperate violence.
I only escaped from Tibet because I feared my people would resort to desperate violence if the Chinese took me as their prisoner.
Black Power If the motive is good, and there are no other possibilities, then seen most deeply it [violence] is nonviolence, because its aim is to help others.
Refraining from harm, not out of fear, but out of concern for others, their well-being and out of respect is non-violence.
Humanity happy, I get benefit. Humanity in state of trouble, or violence, I cannot escape from that.
Although under particular circumstances, the violence method - any method - can be justified, nevertheless once you commit violence, then counterviolence will be returned.
