"Heat is energy. Cold is not. Cold is simply the relative absence of heat. One cannot manufacture a machine that produces cold. To make something cold, remove the heat.

Light is energy. Darkness is not. Darkness is simply the relative absence of light. One cannot manufacture a machine that produces darkness. To make something dark, remove the light.

Compassion (love) is energy. Evil is not. Evil is the relative absence of compassion. To make something evil, remove the compassion.

The degree to which one lacks compassion is the degree to which one serves evil.

The battle is between that which is separate from all else (ego) and that which is connected to all else (spirit).

Instead of clearing his own heart the zealot tries to clear the world."

The Truth Faerie , in COMMON DREAMS, February 7, 2008