Violence Within, Violence Without: What Our Spirits Say of War

With war continuing to escalate in Eastern Europe, millions of people dislocated, and economic impacts already being felt around the globe, one cannot remain unaffected by the situation in Ukraine, and indeed, the many places where violence reigns today.  War is not new to the human species; some traditions would put this propensity toward violence into the very origin stories of humanity.  What can we learn from various religious viewpoints about a response to violence – from Genesis, Jesus and Jihad, to the four noble truths and even hatha yoga?  In the end, how does our own spirit call us to respond today?

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