April 21 “I am not ashamed to own that many capitalists are friendly towards me and do not fear me.” –Gandhi (Harijan, Young India, 10-27-1921) Gandhi was not anti-capitalist. The most we can say about him in this regard is that he was anti-capitalism, that is, against unmitigated materialism while always pro the human… read more
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“An evening exercise from Gandhi”–Daily Metta
April 20 “We cannot command results; we can only strive.” –Gandhi (Young India, 1-8-1925, pp. 15-16) Striving in nonviolence is hard work, and we all need encouragement. But homework? You got it. Gandhi gave his grandson Arun homework to help him gain the inner strength he needed to keep on striving. He counseled Arun to keep a large sheet… read more
“Yoga of Nonviolence”–Podcast
Spiritual activist, artist and yoga teacher, Narayan St. Jude joins Michael and Stephanie at the station to talk about his journey from being an Army reservist to becoming a yoga teacher and inspirational nonviolent “warrior.” This, as well as a conversation about holographic activism and more creative acts of nonviolence in our very entertaining news… read more
“Gandhi, soccer legend.”–Daily Metta
April 19 “With satya and ahimsa, you can bring the world to your feet.” –Gandhi (Young India, 3-10-1920, p. 3) Gandhi and the dream team. If Gandhi had a favorite sport, it would have been soccer, hands down (pun intended, both here and in the quote, thank you). And I am not just making it up. Imagine… read more
“Can soccer end war?”–Daily Metta
April 18: “When two nations are fighting, the duty of a votary of ahimsa is to stop the war.” –Gandhi (Autobiography, p. 258) War is a horrible, heart-breaking tragedy of human society, and there have been many heroic and effective efforts to end it. But here’s one to share with the sports fan in your… read more
“Is this love?”–Daily Metta
April 17 “Mutual trust and mutual love are no trust and no love. The real love is to love them that hate you, to love your neighbor even though you distrust him.” –Gandhi (Harijan, 3-3-1946, p. 28) Gandhi is a master at drawing our attention back to one single, significant truth: love is power, and… read more
“A lesson from children”–Daily Metta
April 16 “I have noticed it in my own experience that, if we would approach children in humility and in innocence, we would learn wisdom from them.” –Gandhi (Young India, 11-19-1931) I recently made the decision to fill up the bulk of my “free time” by becoming a preschool teacher in a Montessori classroom of… read more
“Liberation from an ideology”–Daily Metta
April 15 “I would like to say to the diligent reader of my writings and to others who are interested in them that I am not at all concerned with being consistent. In my search for Truth, I have discarded many ideas and learnt many new things.” –Gandhi (Harijan, 4-29-1933, p. 2) When I first… read more
“Jesus in my car”–Daily Metta
April 14 “The strength to kill is not essential for self-defense; one ought to have the strength to die.” –Gandhi (Young India 102101939, p, 27) One of my all time favorite stories of nonviolence in action is that of 92-year old, Pauline Jacobi. Getting into her car in the parking lot of her local Tennessee… read more
“Nonviolence not non-action”–Daily Metta
April 13 “Not knowing the stuff of which nonviolence is made, many have honestly believed that running away from danger every time was a virtue compared to offering resistance.” –Gandhi (Harijan, 7-20-1935, pp. 180-181) One of the most insidious misconceptions about nonviolence pervading popular culture is that it means doing nothing at all. We’ve… read more
