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Such an approach would help minimize the outbreaks of violence in any civil disobedience campaign. GANDHI’S PRINCIPLES OF NON-VIOLENCE: Non-cooperation with everything humiliating.Ī person operating from a non-violent conviction does not feel the humiliation of insulting behavior by violent adversaries, because self-respect neutralizes the effects of the insult instead the aggressor is the one who looses dignity.
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From the principles, we shall discuss him as a social thinker, activist, transforming leader and religious ascetics showing that which enabled him to make the principle of non-violence effective in the society. In the presentation we shall discuss the principles, protests and effects of Gandhi as they have had on the oriental thought and the world. On the other hand Satyagraha literally means “holding on to Truth.” It may also be described as love-force, soul-force, or more popularly but less accurately, passive resistance, which was changed to civil resistance. Gandhi uses this as his tool to fight political warfare, seeing it as infinitely higher as compared to violence.
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If one expresses their love- Ahimsa-in such a manner that it impresses itself indelibly upon your so-called enemy, he must therefore return that love. Here we see one may not harbor uncharitable thought, even in connection with those whom they consider as the enemy. His basic approach was based on his tool-ahimsa and Satyagraha.Īhimsa means non-violence, showing how an individual may not offend anybody regardless of their liking towards them. Gandhi’s ethical position came from actions as well as reflection. In his encounters he was arrested and beaten several times but despite this he continued with his efforts to bring change to the society. He was governed by Satyagraha, which was a movement that excluded non-violence, whereby people would fight by using soul force/truth force instead of body force to bring change in the society. He used Non-Violent /civil resistance to clarify and enlarge the understanding of freedom. The principle of Non-violence shows how one must eliminate anger and ill for self-analysis and self purification purpose therefore overcoming good from evil, right from wrong. Gandhi is guided by values and ideas that remained throughout his life thus giving reason for his great admiration from the preceding leaders. He also got acquitted with the Gita and learned some Christian teachings that he found very interesting (Beatitudes).
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When he was in London he got responsibility as the chair of the Executive Committee of the Vegetarian Society, where they met and talked about the religious teachings and values. Despite this Gandhi promised to keep away from meat, women and alcohol, which he did during his stay there. Gandhi later decided to follow in his fathers Gadi(official work) going to England (London) to study his first degree in Law from the years 1887-1893.The caste elders and religious leaders were proud of Gandhi’s efforts but were not happy because they thought that his values would be compromised. At 16years of age his father passed away due to long term illness this saddened Gandhi because of his close relationship with his father. Here we see him taking his first responsibility as a husband. At an early age of 13 years Gandhi got married to Kasturba a young simple, independent and persevering lady.