[T]wo axioms […] summarize Gandhism : unity-of-life and unity-of-means-and-ends. […]The conclusion drawn by Gandhi from these two axioms was respect for the sacredness of all life (hence vegetarism) and acceptance of the precept 'take care of the means and the ends will take care of themselves'. Thus the unity-of-life doctrine is very different from a doctrine of 'ecological balance', since it means enhancing all life, not just human life ; and all human life […]. And the unity-of-means-and-ends would lead to a doctrine of synchrony, calling for work on all issues simultaneously rather than the diachrony of one big step that is assumed to trigger the force motrice. Archetype : the Buddhist wheel where elements of thought, speech, and action tend to be at the same level of priority […].
Galtung Johann, 1996. Peace by peaceful means. Prio. pp 207-208.
Galtung Johann, 1996. Peace by peaceful means. Prio. pp 207-208.
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