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esistance,” which he associated withweakness, preferr<strong>in</strong>g satyagraha, theterm he co<strong>in</strong>ed to mean “firmness <strong>in</strong>pursuit <strong>of</strong> truth.”But as the word satyagraha implies,Gandhi’s passivity was not weakness atall. It meant focus<strong>in</strong>g on an ultimategoal and refus<strong>in</strong>g to divert energy tounnecessary skirmishes along the way.Restra<strong>in</strong>t, Gandhi believed, was one <strong>of</strong>his greatest assets. And it was born <strong>of</strong>his shyness:I have naturally formed the habit <strong>of</strong>restra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g my thoughts. A thoughtlessword hardly ever escaped mytongue or pen. Experience hastaught me that silence is part <strong>of</strong> thespiritual discipl<strong>in</strong>e <strong>of</strong> a votary <strong>of</strong>truth. We f<strong>in</strong>d so many people impatientto talk. All this talk<strong>in</strong>g canhardly be said to be <strong>of</strong> any benefit569/929

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