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Why is it that Western religions always seem to circle back to violence, whether it’s the open conquest of others in the name of God or the inner policing of thought and desire under threat of sin and hellfire? Even when they preach love, it comes packaged with domination, hierarchy, and punishment. The cross itself is not a symbol of serenity but of torture, sacrifice, and obedience to suffering. Whether it’s crusades, inquisitions, or the psychological wars of guilt and repression, the Western path seems less about liberation and more about control — over the world, over the self, over anyone who refuses to kneel. The suppression of violence becomes its mirror, because the act of suppressing is itself a kind of violence, wielded against human instinct and vitality.
Meanwhile, why do the Eastern religions, despite their own flaws, still retain this undercurrent of seeking peace, of transcending struggle rather than amplifying it? Zen does not demand domination but dissolves the self into clarity and presence. Taoism flows with nature instead of crushing it. Buddhism directs attention to the root of suffering rather than projecting it onto enemies or scapegoats. Even when rituals exist, they lean toward harmony, meditation, balance. There’s a stark difference between telling people that salvation comes through surrendering to an external authority that punishes, and telling people that freedom comes through dissolving the illusions of the ego. One worldview weaponizes violence as holy, the other dissolves it into silence.
Meanwhile, why do the Eastern religions, despite their own flaws, still retain this undercurrent of seeking peace, of transcending struggle rather than amplifying it? Zen does not demand domination but dissolves the self into clarity and presence. Taoism flows with nature instead of crushing it. Buddhism directs attention to the root of suffering rather than projecting it onto enemies or scapegoats. Even when rituals exist, they lean toward harmony, meditation, balance. There’s a stark difference between telling people that salvation comes through surrendering to an external authority that punishes, and telling people that freedom comes through dissolving the illusions of the ego. One worldview weaponizes violence as holy, the other dissolves it into silence.