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resistance,” which he associated with
weakness, preferring satyagraha, the
term he coined to mean “firmness in
pursuit of truth.”
But as the word satyagraha implies,
Gandhi’s passivity was not weakness at
all. It meant focusing on an ultimate
goal and refusing to divert energy to
unnecessary skirmishes along the way.
Restraint, Gandhi believed, was one of
his greatest assets. And it was born of
his shyness:
I have naturally formed the habit of
restraining my thoughts. A thoughtless
word hardly ever escaped my
tongue or pen. Experience has
taught me that silence is part of the
spiritual discipline of a votary of
truth. We find so many people impatient
to talk. All this talking can
hardly be said to be of any benefit
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