Nonviolence United explains Nonviolence as connection; whereas
violence is disconnection. This is fundamental to what is taught
by the heroes of Nonviolence. Mohandas Gandhi taught a continual
search for the truth – to connect while eliminating
disconnection (lies, propaganda, personal disconnection of
choices and their effects). Cesar Chavez taught us that when we
buy consciously and live our lives consistently with our values
we can build a fair society – connection of our choices and
their effects can build a society reflective of those values;
disconnection builds a schizophrenic society that doesn’t
reflect, respect or uphold our values. Thich Nhat Hanh teaches
us of “interbeing”– that everyone and everything is connected;
how even a piece of paper holds the soil, the tree, the sky, the
clouds and the rain that gave birth to it. And Martin Luther
King, Jr. taught us of how the disconnection from how we waste
our resources on hate, militarism and materialism rather than on
uplifting humanity is limiting o