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Gandhi on Non-Violence

Gandhi on Non-Violence. Asian Religions Berger. Gandhi’s Life and Accomplishments. Born in Porbandar, Gujarat: 1869 Received Law Degree in London in 1891 Developed satyagraha in S. Africa, 1893-1914 Leadership of Independence Movement 1919-22 Dandi Salt March-Untouchable Laws 1930-32

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Gandhi on Non-Violence

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  1. Gandhi on Non-Violence Asian Religions Berger

  2. Gandhi’s Life and Accomplishments • Born in Porbandar, Gujarat: 1869 • Received Law Degree in London in 1891 • Developed satyagraha in S. Africa, 1893-1914 • Leadership of Independence Movement 1919-22 • Dandi Salt March-Untouchable Laws 1930-32 • Quit India Campaign: 1939-45 • Attempts to prevent partition: 1937-1947 • Assassination in Jan. 1948

  3. Gandhi on Truth, Conscience and Discipline • Conditions for arriving at a true belief (pp. 157-58 • Truth = that which exists (= God) • Truth as voice of inner conscience • Truth-seeking and vows of self-discipline • Truth as approached only through humility

  4. The Virtues of Non-Violence I • Strategic Considerations of Non-Violence (160-61) • Violence flourishes upon resignation or revenge • Self-sacrifice instead of sacrifice of others is fail-safe regarding the morality of the cause • Non-violence as love for enemy • Non-violence withdraws intended victim from perpetrator

  5. The Virtues of Non-Violence II • Non-violence as active, not passive (pp. 162-63) • Secular and religious change through action • Non-violence above violence and cowardliness in terms of its courage and desire to produce positive change • The power of non-violence to convert through example • Strength is not sheer physical power but power of will

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