This volume focuses on Gandhi's vision of Satyagraha, whereby one appeals to reason and conscience and puts an end to evil by converting the evil-doer. The book begins with an explanation of Satyagraha and proceeds with detailed discussions of the self-training and courage necessary for Satyagraha.
Mohandas Gandhi gained the deep respect and admiration of people worldwide with both his unwavering struggle for truth and justice and his philosophy of non-violent resistance -- a philosophy that led India to independence and that was later taken up by the American civil rights movement. This volume presents Gandhi's own clear and consistent vision of that philosophy, which he calls Satyagraha -- literally, "holding on to the truth." Through Satyagraha, one brings about change by appealing to the reason and conscience of the opponent and puts an end to evil by converting the evil-doer.
The book begins with an introductory explanation of Satyagraha, including a description of how it differs from passive resistance and what it has in common with the civil disobedience of Thoreau and non-cooperation in general. It proceeds with detailed discussions of discipline and self-control, including living simply, recognizing the unity of all loving beings, and serving one's neighbors wholeheartedly; the courage and training necessary for the Satyagrahi; successful on-cooperation and civil disobedience; political power and Satyagraha, the development of a non-violent army; the use and effectiveness of such techniques as non-payment of fines and taxes, social boycotts, fasting, sympathetic strikes, and other forms of non-cooperation; women and picketing; and many other topics.
Invaluable to ethicists, political philosophers, students, and participants in the ongoing struggle for human rights, this inspiring book is as relevant today as it was when first published half a century ago.
This volume focuses on Gandhi's vision of Satyagraha, whereby one appeals to reason and conscience and puts an end to evil by converting the evil-doer. The book begins with an explanation of Satyagraha and proceeds with detailed discussions of the self-training and courage necessary for Satyagraha.
EDITOR'S NOTE
NON-ENGLISH WORDS WITH THEIR MEANINGS
SECTION FIRST : WHAT SATYAGRAHA IS
1 "SATYAGRAHA, CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE, PASSIVE RESISTANCE, NON-CO-OPERATION"
2 DOMESTIC SATYAGRAHA
3 SATYAGRAHA
4 MEANS AND ENDS
5 SATYAGRAHA OR PASSIVE RESISTANCE
6 EVIDENCE BEFORE THE HUNTER COMMITTEE
7 THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF SATYAGRAHA
SECTION SECOND : DISCIPLINE FOR SATYAGRAHA
8 SATYAGRAHA ASHRAM VOWS
and#160; I TRUTH
and#160; II AHIMSA OR LOVE
and#160; III BRAHAMACHARYA OR CHASTITY
and#160; IV NON-POSSESSION
9 YAJNA OR SACRIFICE
10 PROTECTING HINDUISM
11 MORAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SATYAGRAHA
12 CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESSFUL SATYAGRAHA
13 NON-RETALIATION
14 COURAGE AND DISCIPLINE NECESSARY
15 THE NEED FOR HUMILITY
16 WORK IN JAILS
17 A MODEL PRISONER
18 SATYAGRAHI PRISONER'S CONDUCT
19 PRE-REQUISITES FOR SATYAGRAHA
20 MY POLITICAL PROGRAMME
21 LIMITATIONS OF SATYAGRAHA
22 A GREAT SATYAGRAHI
23 NEILL STATUE SATYAGRAHA
24 A HIMALAYAN MISCALCULATION
25 QUALIFICATIONS FOR SATYAGRAHA
26 SOME RULES OF SATYAGRAHA
27 FULL SURRENDER
28 TO WEAKEN COMMUALISM
29 POLITICAL POWER v. SATYAGRAHA
30 FOR 'FOLLOWERS'
31 MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCE
32 A NON-VIOLENT ARMY
33 TO VOLUNTEERS
34 REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS
35 QUALIFICATIONS OF A PEACE BRIGADE
36 THE NECESSITY OF TRAINING
37 PHYSICAL TRAINING FOR THE SATYAGRAHI
38 BRAHMACHARYA FOR SATYAGRAHA
39 DISCIPLINE - SATYAGRAHI AND MILITARY
40 SCORCHED EARTH
41 TRAINING FOR A NON-VIOLENT ARMY
42 CONSTRUCTIVE PREPARATION
SECTION THIRD : NON-CO-OPERATION AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
43 THE NATIONAL WEEK
44 THE SATYAGRAHA WEEK
45 JALIANWALA BAGH
46 NEITHER A SAINT NOR A POLITICIAN
47 THE LAW OF SUFFERING
48 HOW TO WORK NON-CO-OPERATION
49 HOW AND WHEN TO ACT
50 AT THE CALL OF THE COUNTRY
51 THE FIRST OF AUGUST
52 WHO IS DISLOYAL ?
53 NON-VIOLENCE AND SWADESHI
54 PROGAMME FOR SATYAGRAHA
55 THE DOCTRINE OF THE SWORD
56 RENUNCIATION OF MEDALS
57 NON-PAYMENT OF FINES
58 NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES
59 NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES
60 BOYCOTT OF COURTS AND SCHOOLS
61 EMPIRE GOODS BOYCOTT
62 SOCIAL BOYCOTT
63 SOCIAL BOYCOTT
64 SYMPATHTETIC STRIKES
65 MORE OBJECTIONS ANSWERED
66 ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
67 NON-CO-OPERATION EXPLAINED
68 LOVE
69 THE POET'S ANXIETY
70 WHAT IT IS NOT
71 THE NON-CO-OPERATION OF A SATYAGRAHI
72 CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
73 CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
74 THE RIGHT OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
75 AGGRESSIVE v. DEFENSIVE
76 MY FAITH
SECTION FOURTH : VYKOM SATYAGRAHA
77 VYKOM
78 VYKOM SATYAGRAHA
79 VYKOM SATYAGRAHA
80 VYKOM
81 VYKOM SATYAGRAHA
82 VYKOM SATYAGRAHA
83 VYKOM SATYAGRAHA
84 SATYAGRAHI'S DUTY
85 VYKOM
86 TRUE SATYAGRAHA
87 VYKOM SATYAGRAHA
88 SATYAGRAHA v. COMPULSION
89 RELIGIOUS SATYAGRAHA
SECTION FIFTH : KHEDA AND BARDOLI SATYAGRAHAS
90 THE KHEDA SATYAGRAHA
91 BARDOLI'S DECISION
92 BARDOLI ON TRIAL
93 NON-CO-OPERATION OR CIVIL RESISTANCE ?
94 LIMITATIONS OF SATYAGRAHA
95 ALL'S WELL
96 A SIGN OF THE TIMES
SECTION SIXTH : SALT SATYAGRAHA
97 " NEVER FAILETH "
98 TO ENGLISH FRIENDS
99 WHEN I AM ARRESTED
100 LETTER TO THE VICEROY
101 SOME QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
102 ON THE EVE OF THE MARCH
103 ASHRAM DISCIPLINE DURING THE MARCH
104 DUTY OF DISLOYALTY
105 SOME SUGGESTIONS
106 TURNING THE SEARCHLIGHT INWARD
107 NOTES ON THE WAY TO DANDI
108 REMEMBER 6TH APRIL
109 HINDU-MUSLIM QUESTION
110 BARBAROUS
111 THE INHUMAN TAX
112 A SURVEY
113 THE BLACK REGIME
114 PURITY IN ACCOUNT-KEEPING
115 CALM HEROISM
116 MAHADEV DESAI AND HIS SUCCESSOR
117 GOONDA RAJ
118 MESSAGE TO THE NATION
119 THE SECOND LETTER
120 THE GREAT ARREST
121 MORE ABOUT THE SETTLEMENT
122 THE CONGRESS
123 LET US REPENT
124 POWER OF AHIMSA
125 GOONDAISM WITHIN THE CONGRESS
126 CONQUEST OVER BODY
SECTION SEVENTH : INDIAN STATES SATYAGRAHA
127 SUSPEND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
128 RAJKOT SATYAGRAHA
129 ABOUT THE RAJKOT AWARD
130 SUSPENSION OF CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
131 ITS IMPLICATIONS
132 NON-VIOLENCE v. VIOLENCE
SECTION EIGHTH : INDIVIDUAL SATYAGRAHA AGAINST WAR
133 NO SUPPRESSION
134 EVERY CONGRESS COMMITTEE A SATYAGRAHA COMMITTEE
135 THE CHARKHA AND SATYAGRAHA
136 CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
137 NOT YET
138 TO THE READER
SECTION NINETH : MISCELLANEOUS
I. Fast as an Element in Satyagraha
139 FASTING AS PENANCE
140 THE SATYAGRAHA WAY WITH CHILDREN
141 SATYAGRAHA - TRUE AND FALSE
142 FAST AS AN ELEMENT IN SATYAGRAHA
143 FAST AS PRAYER
144 IS FAST COERCION ?
145 FAST AS THE LAST RESORT
146 FAST AS SELF-SURRENDER
147 REQUIREMENTS FOR SATYAGRAHA FAST
148 COERCIVE FASTS
149 FASTING
150 FASTING IN SATYAGRAHA
151 FASTING IN THE AIR
II. Women and Picketing
152 TO THE WOMEN OF INDIA
153 WOMEN IN CONFERENCE
154 MEN'S PART
155 NOTES
156 HOW TO DO THE PICKETING
157 SOME PICKETING RULES
158 A STERN REPROOF
159 PICKETING
160 WHEN IS PICKETING PEACEFUL ?
161 PICKETING AND LOVE
III. Satyagraha in Social Reform
162 STUDENTS' NOBLE SATYAGRAHA
163 LIMITS OF SATYAGRAHA
164 SATYAGRAHA AGAINST THE COLOUR BAR BILL
165 THE JEWS
166 THE SATYAGRAHA WAY WITH CRIME
167 SOCIALISM AND SATYAGRAHA
SECTION TENTH : QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
168 SOME QUESTIONS
169 ON NON-VIOLENCE
170 WHAT ARE BASIC ASSUMPTIONS
171 BELIEF IN GOD
172 NOT GUILTY
173 QUESTION BOX
174 QUESTION BOX
175 FIVE QUESTIONS
176 THE SERMON OF THE MOUNT
177 WHAT CAN A SOLITARY SATYAGRAHI DO ?
178 NON-VIOLENT NON-CO-OPERATION
179 SABOTAGE AND SECRECY
180 SATYAGRAHA IN FACE OF HOOLIGANISM
181 THE NON-VIOLENT SANCTION
SECTION ELEVENTH : CONCLUSION
182 MY FAITH IN NON-VIOLENCE
183 THE FUTURE
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