“It is easy to see that soul force is infinitely superior to body force.” ~ Gandhi, Mind of Mahatma Gandhi, p. 165

Is soul force really superior to body force? We would need to look at the big picture, I think, in order to decide. Gandhi says that it’s easy to see, but is it really? When we have been taught that violence and competition are sacred it’s hard to believe that they are ineffectual, unless we suspend our judgment and let ourselves stand outside of that conditioning, be detached, and really look. This is the basis for finding practical, long-term solutions to our political and spiritual crises: letting nonviolence speak for itself, once we have the eyes to see it. Gandhi has no doubt  what we will realize.

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