https://www.deepecology.net/tags/civil-disobedience/Recent content in Civil-Disobedience on deep ecologyHugoen-auThu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/profiles/mohandas-gandhi/Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.deepecology.net/posts/profiles/mohandas-gandhi/<p><img src="https://www.deepecology.net/images/profile_image_mohandas_gandhi.jpg" alt="Mohandas Gandhi portrait photograph" loading="lazy" decoding="async"> </p> <p>Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (&ldquo;Great Soul&rdquo;), developed the concept of satyagraha - nonviolent resistance - during the Indian independence movement. His philosophy of ahimsa (nonviolence) and simple living influenced subsequent social and environmental movements, including Arne Naess&rsquo;s deep ecology.</p> <p>Gandhi developed satyagraha while working in South Africa (1893-1914), where he organized resistance to discriminatory laws. The term combines satya (truth) and agraha (firmness or force). He distinguished satyagraha from passive resistance, proposing it as an active form of moral confrontation that seeks to appeal to an opponent&rsquo;s conscience rather than to coerce through violence.</p>