Nonviolence Daily

Nonviolence Daily is a thought-for-the-day from Gandhi with a short and inspiring commentary from Professor Michael Nagler from the Metta Center for Nonviolence.

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Day 355

September 20, 2024 • The Metta Center for Nonviolence • Season 2024 • Episode 355

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Not to yield your soul to the conqueror means that you will refuse to do that which your conscience forbids you to do.

-Gandhi, August 18, 1940

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This is identifying the strong aspect of satyagraha. The negative aspect that you see wrong behavior happening, which he calls the tyrant. And you just have to refuse to go along with it no matter what it costs you. And these days, it can cost you a lot. But it's very effective in awakening the conscience of even the evil doers, so to speak.