I found the balance today between the warrior mindset and the pacifistic/nonviolent mindset. It was Gandhi who led me to it.
Gandhi believed that, in the face of injustice, if the only choice left to you was the use of violence or passivity/inaction... you should use violence. That's the answer.
Violence is the weapon of last resort, when all others have or will fail to address the injustice. This is a tenet that most true warriors live by.
One who has no skills as a warrior tends to use violence as a first (and only) resort, and not merely in the face of injustice.
It is possible to be nonviolent, even pacifistic in one's philosophy and actions, yet turn to violence in the face of injustice when one has no other options left.
That is the balance.
Gandhi believed that, in the face of injustice, if the only choice left to you was the use of violence or passivity/inaction... you should use violence. That's the answer.
Violence is the weapon of last resort, when all others have or will fail to address the injustice. This is a tenet that most true warriors live by.
One who has no skills as a warrior tends to use violence as a first (and only) resort, and not merely in the face of injustice.
It is possible to be nonviolent, even pacifistic in one's philosophy and actions, yet turn to violence in the face of injustice when one has no other options left.
That is the balance.