August 23: “Every other thing has been tried and failed. Brute force has had the fullest chance and no one is happier or more moral or more courageous for it.” –Gandhi (Day to Day with Gandhi, vol. 7, p. 42) Gandhi had the insight early on that we have to pay attention to more than… read more
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“No Greater Bravery”–Daily Metta
May 17 “There is no bravery greater than a resolute refusal to bend the knee to an earthly power, no matter how great, an that, without bitterness of spirit.” –Gandhi (Harijan, 10-13-1948, p. 291 Experiment in Nonviolence: Try, just for a thought-experiment, to turn some of your fears on their head, and… read more
Season for Nonviolence: Daily Reflections
COURAGE “I can shake off everything if I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn.” -Anne Frank When you discover that everyone is contained in you and you are contained in everyone, you have realized the unity of life, which is the divine ground of existence. Then you are not just a person; you… read more
