How to Be a Pacifist

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Being a pacifist is not about the label.

   If you want to be a pacifist, it's good to start with identifying your reasons why.
   
   Try not to jump into it for status or being able to tell all your friends that you've become a non-violent person.
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   Step 2: Starting with simple changes

   , Ahimsa is non-violence, and this can help you see other people's perspective of non-violence. , The next time you feel yourself heating up because your neighbor has let his dog poop on your lawn, take a deep breath and let it go.
   
   Pacifism extends to both emotions and actions. , Remember that they believe they are doing the right thing
   -- for whatever reason. , Join in with large peace-related projects. , Society can largely view violence with contempt in the right conditions (self-defence, violent video-games, the war against terror, etc.).
   
   Smaller steps will be more successful. , The same applies to having a pet. ,
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   Step 3: like not hoovering up bugs on the carpet but letting them out

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   Step 4: are small yet effective ways of including pacifism into your life.

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   Step 5: Try to read up on the Jainist

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   Step 6: Buddhist or Hindu principles of Ahimsa.

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   Step 7: The Buddha

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   Step 8: very specifically

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   Step 9: spoke of having compassion for all things.

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    Step 10: If your pacifism begins to extend to a more global view

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    Step 11: make sure that you don't begin to blame organizations or groups for violence in the world.

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    Step 12: If you feel like you need to do more

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    Step 13: consider searching for peace or protest marches in your area or in a city near you.

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    Step 14: Remember that pacifism isn't just an instant change.

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    Step 15: Keeping a plant can also help with non-violence by causing you to care for something else alive.

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    Step 16: If you are trying to be non-violent towards someone or something try to count to ten or twenty

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    Step 17: if you are very violent just walk away.

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