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Originally Posted by bdc  How do you reconcile the fact that white blood cells kill? Do you think that is the point where your metaphor breaks down, or the point where your philosophy of non-violence breaks down? |
The answer depends on which level you attempt to solve the problem.
On a purely physical level, you might freely choose a violent solution. Simply kill off the darkworker if you're able. An atheistic perspective might suggest this solution.
On a more spiritual/expansive level, you can't annihilate the darkworker by killing him/her because the darkworker is just a projection of consciousness. It's like killing a dream character. So in this case the solution is to address what it is about *your* consciousness that gives rise to an excess of darkworkers. By working on yourself, particularly by resolving your own fear and greed, you become a person capable of nonviolently neutralizing darkness in the world. You basically change the soup of reality such that it stops giving rise to darkworkers.
I prefer the latter approach. I seek to neutralize darkness in the world by helping people embrace a service-based lifestyle -- i.e. discover your life purpose, work to improve yourself, and become a vehicle of service to the world. If I can steer enough people towards this path, it will have a positive impact on this planet over the next few decades and beyond.