At the very core of Gandhi’s Satyagraha movement was the belief that the Universe has been created, is ordered and under the control of a supreme intelligence. That governing intelligence he saw as benevolent and has as one of its manifest attributes, equal love for all humanity. Gandhi was constantly striving throughout his life to meet his maker by realizing his true nature; that of a soul: imperishable, changeless and eternal with infinite life. ‘He who seeks refuge in God ought to have a glimpse of the Atma (soul) that transcends the body; and the moment one has a glimpse of the imperishable Atma one sheds the love of the perishable body. Violence is needed for the protection of things external; non-violence is needed for the protection of the Atma’. This quest to realize the ‘truth’ of his own soul became his guiding light and was responsible for the birth of Satyagraha. Satyagraha is, ‘Truth (Satya) implies love, and firmness (graham) engenders and therefore serves as a synonym for force; the force which is born of truth and love or non-violence’. It is hoped that this book will be very useful to general readers and all those interested in the life and works of Mahatma Gandhi.
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