Contents

Foreword  

ONE An Introduction to Nonviolence 

Fight, Flight, and the Third Way  

The Uses of Nonviolence  

Satyagraha: A New Term for an Eternal Principle  

TWO Right Intention: Cultivating a Nonviolent Soul  

The Person Is Not the Problem  

Five Basic Training Practices for Nonviolent Living  

THREE Right Means: Knowing Where We Stand 

How Much Nonviolence Is Enough?  

When Nothing Else Will Work 

FOUR Putting Nonviolent Energy to Work  

Proportionality  

The Art of Compromise  

What Do We Really Want?  

Building it Right: The Secret of Constructive Program  

FIVE Peering Into the Heart of Satyagraha  

Seeing the Real Results  

Coping with Success 

The Importance (or Not) of Numbers 

How Useful Are Symbols?  

Can Nonviolence Be Misused?  

The Role of Suffering in Satyagraha  

Fasting in Satyagraha  

Taking Control  

SIX What Have We Learned?  

A Way of Being  

A Movement Oversweeping the World  

Highlights: A Handy Reference  

Notes  

Acknowledgments  

For Further Reading and Viewing  

Index  

About the Author  

About Metta