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Lord Jesus and his teachings are an important source of Gandhi ii's philosophy of Satyāgraha Gandhiji once told the Rev. J. J. Doke that it was the New Testament, especially the sermon on the mount, which really awakened him to the rightness and value of Satyagraha.
In this way, Gandhiji renovates the age old philosophy of ahimsa. His great contribution, consists in his researches, in the possibliuties of ahimsa, in all walks of life and practical application, to large mass movements. Satyagraha', he is convinced, is the only way to solve the problems of mankind. "Non-violence is a universal law acting under all circumstances. Disregards of it is the surest way to destruction. But Satyāgraha is inseparable from the non-violent outlook on life. To be a real effective satyagrahi, the individual must comprehend the metaphysical and ethical principles in which Satyāgraha is rooted. O
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Foundations of Gandhism. 6. Varma, V. P. : The Political Philosophy of Gandhi
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