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,N,O,N,V,I,O,L,5,C,E ,9 ITS DYNAMIC CONDITION MEANS CONSCI\S SUFF]+4 ,IT DOES NOT MEAN MEEK SUBMISSION TO ! WILL ( ! EVIL-DO]1 BUT IT MEANS ! PITT+ ( ONE'S :OLE S\L AGA9/ ! WILL ( ! TYRANT4 ,WORK+ UND] ?IS LAW ( \R BE+1 IT IS POSSIBLE = A S+LE 9DIVIDUAL TO DEFY ! :OLE MI<T ( AN UNJU/ EMPIRE TO SAVE HIS HONOR1 HIS RELIGION1 HIS S\L & LAY ! F\NDATION = ?AT EMPIRE'S FALL OR ITS REG5]ATION4 7,Y,I1 #a-#h-#a#i#b1 P#c7 

,ACTIVE ,=CE 

  

,! NONVIOL5CE ( MY CONCEPTION IS A MORE ACTIVE & MORE REAL FI<T+ AGA9/ WICK$NESS ?AN RETALIATION :OSE V]Y NATURE IS TO 9CREASE WICK$NESS4 ,I CONTEMPLATE A M5TAL &1 !RE=E1 A MORAL OPPOSITION TO IMMORALITIES4 ,I SEEK 5TIRELY TO BLUNT ! $GE ( ! TYRANT'S SWORD1 NOT BY PUTT+ UP AGA9/ IT A %>P]-$G$ WEAPON1 BUT BY DISAPPO9T+ HIS EXPECTATION ?AT ,I W\LD BE (F]+ PHYSICAL RESI/ANCE4 ,! RESI/ANCE ( ! %\LD ?AT ,I %\LD (F] 9/EAD W\LD ELUDE HIM4 ,IT W\LD AT FIR/ DAZZLE HIM1 & AT LA/ COMPEL RECOGNITION FROM HIM1 :I* RECOGNITION W\LD NOT HUMILIATE HIM BUT W\LD UPLIFT HIM4 ,IT MAY BE URG$ ?AT ?IS AGA9 IS AN IDEAL /ATE4 ,& SO IT IS4 ,! PROPOSITIONS FROM :I* ,I HAVE DRAWN MY >GUM5TS >E AS TRUE AS ,EUCLID'S DEF9ITIONS1 :I* >E NONE ! LESS TRUE BECAUSE 9 PRACTICE WE >E UNABLE TO EV5 DRAW ,EUCLID'S L9E ON A BLACKBO>D4 ,BUT EV5 A GEOMETRICIAN F9DS IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ON )\T BE>+ 9 M9D ,EUCLID'S DEF9ITIONS4 ,NOR MAY WE444DISP5SE ) ! FUNDAM5TAL PROPOSITIONS ON :I* ! DOCTR9E ( ,SATYAGRAHA IS BAS$4 7,Y,I1 #h-#a-#a#i#b#e1 P#c#d#f7 

,I ADMIT ?AT ! /RONG WILL ROB ! WEAK & ?AT IT IS S9 TO BE WEAK4 ,BUT ?IS IS SAID ( ! S\L 9 MAN1 NOT ( ! BODY4 ,IF IT BE SAID ( ! BODY1 WE C\LD NEV] BE FREE FROM ! S9 ( WEAKNESS4 ,BUT ! /R5G? ( S\L CAN DEFY A :OLE WORLD 9 >MS AGA9/ IT4 ,?IS /R5G? IS OP5 TO ! WEAKE/ 9 BODY4 7,Y,I1 #f-#e-#a#i#b#f1 P#a#f#d7 

,NONVIOL5CE IS ! GREATE/ =CE AT ! DISPOSAL ( MANK9D4 ,IT IS MI<TI] ?AN ! MI<TIE/ WEAPON ( DE/RUCTION DEVIS$ BY ! +5UITY ( MAN4 ,DE/RUCTION IS NOT ! LAW ( ! HUMANS4 ,MAN LIVES FREELY BY HIS READ9ESS TO DIE1 IF NE$ BE1 AT ! H&S ( HIS BRO!R1 NEV] BY KILL+ HIM4 ,EV]Y MURD] OR O!R 9JURY1 NO MATT] = :AT CAUSE1 COMMITT$ OR 9FLICT$ ON ANO!R IS A CRIME AGA9/ HUMANITY4 7,H1 #b-#g-#a#i#c#e1 PP#a#h-#a7 

,NONVIOL5CE IS LIKE RADIUM 9 ITS ACTION4 ,AN 9F9ITESIMAL QUANTITY ( IT EMB$D$ 9 A MALIGNANT GR[? ACTS CONT9U\SLY1 SIL5TLY & CEASELESSLY TILL IT HAS TRANS=M$ ! :OLE MASS ( ! DISEAS$ TISSUE 9TO A HEAL?Y ONE4 ,SIMIL>LY1 EV5 A LITTLE ( TRUE NONVIOL5CE ACTS 9 A SIL5T1 SUBTLE1 UNSE5 WAY & LEAV5S ! :OLE SOCIETY4 7,H1 #a#b-#a#a-#a#i#c#h1 P#c#b#g7 

,MAT*LESS ,BRAV]Y 

  

,AN >M$ SOLDI] RELIES ON HIS WEAPONS = HIS /R5G?4 ,TAKE AWAY FROM HIM HIS WEAPONS-HIS GUN OR HIS SWORD1 & HE G5]ALLY BECOMES HELPLESS4 ,BUT A P]SON :O HAS TRULY REALIZ$ ! PR9CIPLE ( NONVIOL5CE HAS ! ,GOD-GIV5 /R5G? = HIS WEAPON & ! WORLD HAS NOT KN[N ANY?+ ?AT CAN MAT* IT4 7,H1 #a#i-#a#a-#a#i#c#h1 PP#c#d#a-#b7 

,A SMALL BODY ( DET]M9$ SPIRITS FIR$ BY AN UNQU5*ABLE FAI? 9 !IR MISSION CAN ALT] ! C\RSE ( HI/ORY4 7IBID1 P#c#d#c7 

,NONVIOL5CE ( ! /RONG IS ANY DAY /RONG] ?AN ?AT ( ! BRAVE/ SOLDI] FULLY >M$ OR A :OLE HO/4 7,H1 #a#b-#e-#a#i#d#f1 P#a#b#h7 

,EX]CISE 9 ,FAI? 

  

,! H>DE/ METAL YIELDS TO SUFFICI5T HEAT4 ,EV5 SO ! H>DE/ HE>T MU/ MELT BE=E SUFFICI5CY ( ! HEAT ( NONVIOL5CE4 ,& !RE IS NO LIMIT TO ! CAPACITY ( NONVIOL5CE TO G5]ATE HEAT4 

,EV]Y ACTION IS A RESULTANT ( A MULTITUDE ( =CES EV5 ( A CONTR>Y NATURE4 ,!RE IS NO WA/E ( 5]GY4 ,SO WE LE>N 9 ! BOOKS ON ME*ANICS4 ,?IS IS EQUALLY TRUE ( HUMAN ACTIONS4 ,! DIFF]5CE IS ?AT 9 ! ONE CASE WE G5]ALLY KN[ ! =CES AT WORK1 & :5 WE DO1 WE CAN MA!MATICALLY =ETELL ! RESULTANT4 ,9 ! CASE ( HUMAN ACTIONS1 !Y RESULT FROM A CONCURR5CE ( =CES ( MO/ ( :I* WE HAVE NO KN[L$GE4 ,BUT \R IGNORANCE MU/ NOT BE MADE TO S]VE ! CAUSE ( DISBELIEF 9 ! P[] ( !SE =CES4 ,RA!R IS \R IGNORANCE A CAUSE = GREAT] FAI?4 ,& NONVIOL5CE BE+ ! MI<TIE/ =CE 9 ! WORLD & ALSO ! MO/ ELUSIVE 9 ITS WORK+1 IT DEM&S ! GREATE/ EX]CISE ( FAI?4 ,EV5 AS WE BELIEVE 9 ,GOD 9 FAI?1 SO HAVE WE TO BELIEVE 9 NONVIOL5CE 9 FAI?4 7,H1 #g-#a-#a#i#c#i1 P#d#a#g7 

,VIOL5CE LIKE WAT]1 :5 IT HAS AN \TLET1 RU%ES =W>D FURI\SLY ) AN OV]:ELM+ =CE4 ,NONVIOL5CE CANNOT ACT MADLY4 ,IT IS ! ESS5CE ( DISCIPL9E4 ,BUT1 :5 IT IS SET GO+1 NO AM\NT ( VIOL5CE CAN CRU% IT4 ,= FULL PLAY1 IT REQUIRES UNSULLI$ PURITY & AN UNQU5*ABLE FAI?444 7,H1 #b#a-#c-#a#i#c#i1 P#d#c#c7 

,A ,SCI5CE 

  

,AHIMSA IS A SCI5CE4 ,! WORD 'FAILURE' HAS NO PLACE 9 ! VOCABUL>Y ( SCI5CE4 ,FAILURE TO OBTA9 ! EXPECT$ RESULT IS (T5 ! PRECURSOR TO FUR!R DISCOV]IES4 7,H1 #f-#e-#a#i#c#i1 P#a#a#c7 

,IF ! FUNCTION ( HIMSA IS TO DEV\R ALL IT COMES ACROSS1 ! FUNCTION ( AHIMSA IS TO RU% 9TO ! M\? ( HIMSA4 ,9 AN ATMOSPH]E ( AHIMSA ONE HAS NO SCOPE TO PUT HIS AHIMSA TO ! TE/4 ,IT CAN BE TE/$ ONLY 9 ! FACE ( HIMSA4 7,H1 #a#c-#e-#a#i#c#i1 P#a#b#a7 

,VIOL5CE CAN ONLY BE EFFECTIVELY MET BY NONVIOL5CE4 ,?IS IS AN OLD1 E/ABLI%$ TRU?444?AT ! WEAPON ( VIOL5CE1 EV5 IF IT WAS ! ATOM BOMB1 BECAME USELESS :5 MAT*$ AGA9/ NONVIOL5CE4 ,?AT V]Y FEW UND]/& H[ TO WIELD ?IS MI<TY WEAPON IS TRUE4 ,IT REQUIRES A LOT ( UND]/&+ & /R5G? ( M9D4 ,IT IS UNLIKE :AT IS NE$$ 9 MILIT>Y S*OOLS & COLLEGES4 ,! DIFFICULTY ONE EXP]I5CES 9 MEET+ HIMSA ) AHIMSA >ISES FROM WEAKNESS ( M9D4 7,H1 #a-#f-#a#i#d#g1 P#a#g#b7 

,! ,DE$1 NOT ,DO] 

  

',HATE ! S9 & NOT ! S9N]' IS A PRECEPT :I*1 ?\< EASY 5\< TO UND]/&1 IS R>ELY PRACTIC$1 & ?AT IS :Y ! POISON ( HATR$ SPREADS 9 ! WORLD4 

,?IS AHIMSA IS ! BASIS ( ! SE>* = TRU?4 ,I AM REALIZ+ EV]Y DAY ?AT ! SE>* IS VA9 UNLESS IT IS F\ND$ ON AHIMSA AS ! BASIS4 ,IT IS QUITE PROP] TO RESI/ & ATTACK A SY/EM1 BUT TO RESI/ & ATTACK ITS AU?OR IS TANTAM\NT TO RESI/+ & ATTACK+ ONESELF4 ,= WE >E ALL T>R$ ) ! SAME BRU%1 & >E *ILDR5 ( ONE & ! SAME CREATOR1 & AS SU*1 ! DIV9E P[]S )9 US >E 9F9ITE4 ,TO SLI<T A S+LE HUMAN BE+ IS TO SLI<T ?OSE DIV9E P[]S1 & ?US TO H>M NOT ONLY ?AT ,BE+ BUT ) ,HIM ! :OLE WORLD4 7,A1 P#b#c7 

,MAN & HIS DE$ >E TWO DI/9CT ?+S4 ,:]EAS A GOOD DE$ %\LD CALL =? APPROBATION & A WICK$ DE$ DISAPPROBATION1 ! DO] ( ! DE$1 :E!R GOOD OR WICK$1 ALWAYS DES]VES RESPECT OR PITY AS ! CASE MAY BE4 7IBID7 

,?OSE :O SEEK TO DE/ROY M5 RA!R ?AN MANN]S ADOPT ! LATT] & BECOME WORSE ?AN ?OSE :OM !Y DE/ROY UND] ! MI/AK5 BELIEF ?AT ! MANN]S WILL DIE ) ! M54 ,!Y DO NOT KN[ ! ROOT ( ! EVIL4 7,Y,I1 #a#g-#c-#a#i#b#g1 P#h#e7 

,IT IS ! ACID TE/ ( NONVIOL5CE ?AT1 9 A NONVIOL5T CONFLICT1 !RE IS NO RANCOR LEFT BEH9D1 & 9 ! 5D ! 5EMIES >E CONV]T$ 9TO FRI5DS4 ,?AT WAS MY EXP]I5CE 9 ,S\? ,AFRICA1 ) ,G5]AL ,SMUTS4 ,HE />T$ ) BE+ MY BITT]E/ OPPON5T & CRITIC4 ,TODAY HE IS MY W>ME/ FRI5D4 7,H1 #a#b-#a#a-#a#i#c#h1 P#c#b#g7 

,! PR9CIPAL IMPLICATION ( AHIMSA IS ?AT ! AHIMSA 9 US \<T TO S(T5 & NOT TO /IFF5 \R OPPON5TS' ATTITUDE TO US2 IT \<T TO MELT HIM2 IT \<T TO /RIKE A RESPONSIVE *ORD 9 HIS HE>T4 

,AS AHIMSA-ITES1 CAN Y\ SAY ?AT Y\ PRACTICE G5U9E AHIMSA8 ,CAN Y\ SAY ?AT Y\ RECEIVE ! >R[S ( ! OPPON5T ON Y\R B>E BREA/S )\T RETURN+ !M8 ,CAN Y\ SAY ?AT Y\ >E NOT ANGRY1 ?AT Y\ >E NOT P]TURB$ BY HIS CRITICISM8 7,H1 #a#c-#e-#a#i#c#i1 P#a#b#a7 

,BY REASON ( LIFE-LONG PRACTICE ( AHIMSA1 ,I CLAIM TO BE AN EXP]T 9 IT1 ?\< V]Y IMP]FECT4 ,SPEAK+ 9 ABSOLUTE T]MS1 ! MORE ,I PRACTICE IT ! CLE>] ,I SEE H[ F> ,I AM FROM ! FULL EXPRESSION ( AHIMSA 9 MY LIFE4 ,IT IS HIS IGNORANCE ( ?IS1 ! GREATE/ DUTY ( MAN 9 ! WORLD1 :I* MAKES HIM SAY ?AT 9 ?IS AGE NONVIOL5CE HAS LITTLE SCOPE 9 ! FACE ( VIOL5CE1 :]EAS ,I MAKE BOLD TO SAY ?AT 9 ?IS AGE ( ! ,ATOM ,BOMB UNADULT]AT$ NONVIOL5CE IS ! ONLY =CE ?AT CAN CONF\ND ALL ! TRICKS PUT TOGE!R ( VIOL5CE4 7,H1 #a#f-#a#a-#a#i#d#g1 P#d#a#b7 

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