Posted by EmmyS on February 22, 2004, at 11:45:47
Satyagraha is a term coined by Mahatma Gandhi to describe organized efforts to achieve change. I believe he needed a way to differentiate his methods from the use of passive resistance as a method to achieve political change.
The quote below deals purely with personal change. Someone gave it to me years ago at a time in my life when it was exactly what I needed to hear. It was what set off a chain of events which changed my entire life. I don't know who wrote it, but it still helps me greatly:
"Satyagraha is a willingness to take advantage of what life has to offer. It is the ability to bring joy back into life by consciously appreciating what you have. It is gratitude for the love of those closest to you as well as opening up with warmth to new people who enter your life. It is the wisdom that all of life is a mixture of suffering and joy."Emmy
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