QUESTIONS

Submitted by itakethevow on Thu, 11/20/2008 - 12:11.

Ask Deepak Chopra a question about how to integrate the vow of non-violence into your life. You can also read and respond to other people's questions as well.


How do I integrate my vow of non-violence in my daily life, while I am faced with so much violence in our society?
How is the vow supposed to work in difficult or life-threatening situations?
What does nonviolence in thought and speech mean in everyday situations?
When we say "nonviolence," it still contains the word "violence," shouldn't we say take a vow of "peace" instead?
Isn't nonviolence too naïve and impractical of an approach to our complex world?
Isn't war and violence built-in to human nature?
I'm afraid that taking a vow of nonviolence will mean that people will take advantage of me.
What good can come of promising to behave better than your actual ability? Isn't it like priests vowing celibacy, repressing and
I like the idea of making nonviolence a guiding principle in my life, but I am vow-phobic. Can I participate in being a part of
What is it about stating one's intentions explicitly by taking a vow that is supposed help actualize nonviolent behavior?
Do I have to be vegetarian to take the vow?
I have committed to the vow, I am in the Air Force, and there are thousands of troops stationed in...

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