How To Use Nonviolence In A Sentence
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It works like a leaven of forgiveness and nonviolence in a culture prone to revenge and retribution.
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In both examples, if the confrontation is based on adherence to truth (what Gandhi followers know as "satyagraha") and nonviolence ( "ahimsa"), a transformation is possible.
Cynthia Boaz: Shannon's Story: Health Care and Our Need for Cultural Healing (originally posted in August 2009)
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For example, it is possible to study the Beatitudes in Matthew's gospel without actually practicing the gestures of nonviolence based upon this gospel.
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Fast-forward to Khan's counterparts in more recent years, such as the nonviolent leadership of Syrian-born Sheik Jawdat Said, whose 1964 book The Doctrine of the First Son of Adam articulates for the modern Islamic movement the concept of nonviolence.
Michael Shank: How the Arab Spring Sprung From a Nonviolent Source
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Gandhi was actuated by the belief that it was possible to achieve independence through nonviolence.
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Gandhi was actuated by the belief that it was possible to achieve independence through nonviolence.
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Buddhist and hindu doctrine of nonviolence expressing belief in the sacredness of all living creatures.
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He was awarded the peace Nobal Prize of 1964 for advocating nonviolence policy in the movement for civil rights.
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In my opinion, the word ahimsa means nonaggression and not nonviolence.
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Rights, like nonviolence, do not preexist, they are created.
The phobia for religion and politics should melt
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Martin Ruther King Jr. was awarded the peace Nobal Prize of 1964 for advocating nonviolence policy in the movement for civil rights.
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Forcing movements to the point of strain or pain is self-destructive, which is totally against the precept of Nonviolence, a basic ethic of Yoga practice.
American Yoga Association Beginner’s Manual Fully Revised and Updated
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Martin Ruther King Jr. was awarded the peace Nobal Prize of 1964 for advocating nonviolence policy in the movement for civil rights.
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In advocating nonviolence, King asked African Americans to “present our very bodies” as living sacrifices to attain citizenship and respectability, and offered himself as a model of self-abnegation.
A Renegade History of the United States
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Values and principles such as sharing, co-operation, altruism, communalism, nonviolence, nonconfrontation, consultation, consensus.
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If they were serious about their confession of nonviolence they could not participate in the functions of any state in their time.
Christianity Today
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They are following the teachings of the Buddha, the principles of nonviolence, how to be a harmonious people," says Khenpo, the younger monk brother, in English after a pause to interpret the Tibetan words of his older brother, Rinpoche.
The Buddhist Channel
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He was awarded the peace Nobal Prize of 1964 for advocating nonviolence policy in the movement for civil rights.
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My son adores aggressive video games and action shows, despite our consistent attitudes of nonviolence.
The Guide to Lesbian and Gay Parenting
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Buddhist and Hindu doctrine of nonviolence expressing belief in the sacredness of all living creatures.
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It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.
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For example, it teaches filial respect, marital fidelity, nonviolence, and cooperation.
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Oh, sure, nonviolence works against people with conscience.
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The Bad Nigger desegregated the South and, in one of the great ironies in American history, he did so by speaking through the man whose mission was to wipe him from the face of the earth: the apostle of nonviolence, Martin Luther King.
A Renegade History of the United States
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Ervand Abrahamian, posting on Gulf/2000, “Re: Nonviolence in Iran,” December 31, 2009, used with permission.
Let the Swords Encircle Me
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The principles of satya [truthfulness] and ahimsa [nonviolence] from our scriptures are needed more today for the survival of the human race than at any time in history.
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The strength of nonviolence emanates from an understanding of the origins of power: all power derives from the consent of the governed.
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This course focuses on the theory and practice of violence and nonviolence from a gender and feminist perspective, and deals with social conflicts at interpersonal, intergroup, and intersocietal levels.
Short courses in gender and peacebuilding (University for Peace)
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A hate filled zionist who believes in killing is calling a hindu who believes in nonviolence and has jewish relatives an ‘aryan nation’ person.
Think Progress » Protest Turnout: A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Lies
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Englishmen would then die unresistingly, and they would go down in history as heroes of nonviolence.
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The question is the translation of spiritual principles, such as ahimsa, the principle of non-harm advocated by Gandhi, or Christian nonviolence to the political sphere.
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Only the triumph of nonviolence, secured through just laws justly applied, will bring the terrorists down.
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A life size statue of the Mahatma provides the opportunity for citizens and the world to reflect and learn about both apostles of nonviolence in the same place.
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India's movement for independence was marked by nonviolence as hundreds of thousands of Indians responded to Mahatma Gandhi's call for satyagraha, which means to be steadfast in truth.
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Obama's ability to raise money, broaden the electoral map and have progressive coattails is something to get excited about ... at least for those of us who can feel inspired by politicians who fail to become revolutionary prophets of nonviolence and economic justice.
Archive 2008-02-01
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The HRW message is a legalistic apology that straightforwardly backtracks on what was probably a proforma attempt at even-handness — and explictly adopts the Counterpunch/Norman Finkelstein view that Barud was merely a guy exhorting others to Gandhian nonviolence.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Are Human Rights Watch Officials Just Thin-Skinned? (No!):
