Nonresistance

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  • noun. The practice or principle of complete obedience to authority even if unjust or arbitrary.
  • noun. The practice or principle of refusing to resort to force even in defense against violence.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The absence of resistance; passive obedience: submission to authority, even if unjustly exercised, without physical opposition.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. lack of resistance; not actively resisting
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  • noun. group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence
  • Word Usage
    "If we just accepted what life dealt us with "nonresistance" (a major sticking point for Tolle) we'd live a more blissful existence."
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