Principles and Practices of Nonviolence: 30 Meditations for Practicing Compassion

This book provides a foundation of principles and practices of nonviolence and offers a way to practice nonviolence in our current times and in our day to day lives. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi are remembered as pioneers for nonviolence and for their social justice and civil rights movements. Yet, both of them believed wholeheartedly that nonviolence was a lifestyle. Nonviolence is not just for a season-it is a way of life. Nonviolence as a way of life means cultivating qualities like compassion, empathy, peace within yourself and with people in your daily life. It also means engaging in practices like meditation, journaling, Nonviolent Communication, etc., to support you in exploring the personal and interpersonal dimensions of nonviolence.

This book will help you:

• Practice nonviolence as a way of life
• Practice principles and practices of nonviolence in your day to day
• Practice Nonviolent Communication
• Navigate conflicts with individuals at home, work, or anywhere
• Meditate on principles and practices of nonviolence
• Reflect on nonviolent movements throughout history and the visionary thinking of Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi