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Satyāgraha: A Higher Approach to Ethics

In: Gandhi and Leadership

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  • Satinder Dhiman

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By critical standards, the most powerful legacy Gandhi left to the world was the technique of satyāgraha(literally, holding steadfastly to the truth, or truth force). It was a direct outcome of his adherence in all his actions to truth and nonviolence, the two cardinal principles of his life and thought. As EknathEaswaran has observed, “Ahimsa is the bedrock of satyagraha, the ‘irreducible minimum’ to which satyagrahaadheres and the fnal measure of its value.”1 Satyagraha is an umbrella term that brings noncooperation and civil disobedience in its wake—although, as we will see, it is much broader in scope. It is believed that Gandhi’s unique interpretation of nonviolence as nonharm in the widest possible sense galvanized contemporary movements such as ecosustainability and ecofeminism and helped lay the foundation of a broader movement toward a nonviolent future.

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  • Satinder Dhiman, 2015. "Satyāgraha: A Higher Approach to Ethics," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Gandhi and Leadership, chapter 0, pages 143-158, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-49235-7_7
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137492357_7
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