Mahatma Gandhi · Politics

Ahimsa: Nonviolence as a Way of Life

For Gandhi, <em>ahimsa</em> - nonviolence - was not merely a tactic for protests but a total commitment to do no harm in thought, word, and deed: the active, positive force of love standing against the whole machinery of cruelty.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that ahimsa is not just the absence of violence but the active presence of love. Explain in your own words why Gandhi thought mere non-killing was not enough.

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