31. Voluntary Suffering for the sake of Love

Voluntary Suffering for the sake of Love 55. In the application of Satyagraha, I discovered in the earliest stages that pursuit of Truth did not admit of violence being inflicted on one’s opponent but that he must be weaned from error by...

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32. Non-possession

Non-possession 51. If we are to be non-violent, we must then not wish for anything on this earth which the meanest or the lowest of human beings cannot have.—Ceylon, 132. 52. Possession implies provision for the future. A seeker after Truth,...

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33. Fearlessness

Fearlessness 47. Fearlessness connotes freedom from all external fear-fear of disease, bodily injury and death, of dispossession, of losing one’s nearest and dearest, of losing reputation or giving offence, and so on. –YM, 4I. 48. We...

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34. Patience

Patience 44. God travels at a snail’s pace Those who want to do good are not selfish, they are not in a hurry, they know that to impregnate people with good requires a long time. –IHR, 2I. 45. Having flung aside the sword, there is...

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35. God’s punishment

God’s punishment   34. It is easy enough to say, ‘I do not believe in God.’ For God permits all things to be said of Him with impunity. He looks at our acts. And any breach of His law carries with it, not its vindictive, but...

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