Satyagraha derives its power from two apparently opposite attributes: fierce autonomy and total compassion. It says, in effect: “I will not coerce you. Neither will I be coerced by you. If you behave unjustly, I will not oppose you by violence but by the force of truth–the integrity of my beliefs. My integrity is evident in my willingness to suffer, to endanger myself, to go to prison, even to die if necessary. But I will not cooperate with injustice. Seeing my intention, sensing my compassion and my openness to your needs, you will respond in ways I could never manage by threat, bargaining, pleading, or body force. Together we can solve the problem. It is our opponent, not each other.” Marilyn Ferguson Aquarian Conspiracy, 199f.
Posted on: Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:14:35 +0000
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