Spirals of Mutuality: Love, Nonviolence and Service

Journal title FORUM
Author/s Aggarwal Suman Khanna
Publishing Year 2009 Issue 2009/3
Language Italian Pages 14 P. 31-44 File size 112 KB
DOI 10.3280/FORU2009-002005
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Spirals of Mutuality: Love, Nonviolence and Service - In this shortened version of her plenary lecture given at the IAGP Conference in Sao Paulo in July 2006, Suman Khanna Aggarwal reflects on the idea that the welfare of every single individual or group is indissolubly intertwined with that of others and that peace is the common goal of all people and all groups. Since we are all individuals who have differing points of view, conflict often occurs at all levels of human interaction though conflict per se is not a problem; the problem is the method of conflict resolution which can be either violent (bad) or nonviolent (good). It is thus important to understand why we must choose nonviolence to resolve conflict. Gandhi maintains we must choose it because, ‘The Law of Nonviolence which is The Law of Love is the Law of Our Species’. This lecture analyses what constitutes love and transfers this analysis to nonviolence. Once we see how they are related we can start connecting effectively with others.

Aggarwal Suman Khanna, Spirals of Mutuality: Love, Nonviolence and Service in "FORUM" 3/2009, pp 31-44, DOI: 10.3280/FORU2009-002005