Nah, more Buddhist than Jedi, methinks...
but the general diagnosis I agree with: "No peace within; no peace without"
Non-attachment and mindfulness are the key (in westernised Buddhist terminology) or being "in the world, but not of it" in a Christian equivalent. Or as Gandhi so eloquently phrased it "There is no road to peace; peace is the road". Conflict is a vicious circle that feeds on itself, hence the wisdom behind turning the other cheek. It is not possible to right past wrongs by revenge, only desist from propagating them to the future. That requires a detatchment from some of our most basic emotions, or at least an awareness of them. Yet emotions are such that they can overwhelm awareness and rationality.
However, that said, psychopathy is also associated with lack of emotion, so it cuts both ways.
Bookmarks