Sentence examples for practice of nonviolence from inspiring English sources

Through their practice of nonviolence, they have profoundly influenced Indian culture.

Abroad, activists such as Martin Luther King, Jr., borrowed heavily from Gandhi's practice of nonviolence and civil disobedience to achieve their own social equality aims.

As a result, Jain renunciants do not seek immediate enlightenment; instead, through disciplined and meritorious practice of nonviolence, they pursue a human rebirth that will bring them nearer to that state.

This is the first of a three-part series based on Dennis Dalton's popular and oversubscribed course on the nature and power of the Gandhian political philosophy and practice of nonviolence.

A similar idea about the practice of nonviolence is found in the Indian traditions.

The Christian model of virtue is Jesus, and Jesus' practice of nonviolence culminated in his crucifixion.

Mr. Bornstein does a good job of weaving together the story of Ashoka, a group named for an Indian emperor who practiced the doctrine of nonviolence, with individual tales and placing their activities in a wider context.

Monks and nuns are obligated to practice the five cardinal principles of nonviolence, truthfulness, non-stealing, celibacy, and non-possessiveness very strictly, while laymen are encouraged to observe them within their current practical limitations.

His books include Peace Ecology (Routledge, 2015), Anarchism Today (Praeger, 2012), Lost in Space: The Criminalization, Globalization, and Urban Ecology of Homelessness (LFB, 2008); and the co-edited volume Exploring the Power of Nonviolence: Peace, Politics, and Practice (Syracuse University Press, 2013).

In Buddhist practice we get so used to this idea of nonviolence and the ending of all suffering that we become accustomed to not harming or destroying anything indiscriminately.

It summons us to name warfare as obsolete and get on with the work of practicing nonviolence in our personal lives; joining the global grassroots movement of nonviolence for disarmament and justice; and institutionalizing nonviolent conflict resolution.