02/06/2025
Enlightenment is not Pacifism.
Pacifism is an ideology; like all ideologies, it can become a cage. When adopted as a rule, it simply replaces the rigidity of violence with the rigidity of avoidance. One blind certainty traded for another.
The awakened do not act from ideology. They respond from presence, which is alive and fluid. Sometimes, it speaks gently, sometimes it roars, sometimes it forgives, and yes, sometimes it takes the sword.
It does not seek the comfort of passive virtue. It embodies truth—raw, contextual, and uncontainable. This is the paradox of awakening: a tranquility that roars, a peace ignited by passion, a stillness brimming with action.