Abstract
In a world that desperately needs peace more than ever, the principle of Satyagraha becomes not only important, but essential to achieve true and lasting peace. True peace, which is perfect, according to Thomas Aquinas, “cannot be achieved except where the appetite is directed to what is truly good”. This is the goal of humanity; however, this goal is elusive when justice is separated from peace. It is harmful when truth is sidelined in the pursuit of peace and even worse, when love is not made central in this goal. One philosophy of peacebuilding that reverses this anomaly is found embedded in Satyagraha. This paper aims to appraise and analyze this practical philosophy as the unfailing principle of peacemaking and peacebuilding.
Highlights
IntroductionThe verity of Seneca‟s statement: veritas numquam perit (truth never perishes), which is reinforced in the assertion veritas vincit (truth conquers), is confirmed in Gandhi‟s innovative action word: Satyagraha
The verity of Seneca‟s statement: veritas numquam perit, which is reinforced in the assertion veritas vincit, is confirmed in Gandhi‟s innovative action word: Satyagraha
We have seen that the teachings of Satyagraha are rooted in truth, love, self-sacrifice, compassion, reconciliation, forgiveness, and peace as the end result
Summary
The verity of Seneca‟s statement: veritas numquam perit (truth never perishes), which is reinforced in the assertion veritas vincit (truth conquers), is confirmed in Gandhi‟s innovative action word: Satyagraha. Peace is an essential human condition and desire, one cannot sever the relationship between peace and truth. To put it in simpler terms, we cannot talk of peace at any level of human life without truth. This explains why Fagothey Gandhi saw this fact when he invented Satyagraha, which has its foundation and origin in truth that makes one non-violent in one‟s pursuit of peace
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