The Gita Theory of Action, derived from the ancient Indian spiritual text the Bhagavad Gita, could be described as Gandhi’s approach to nonviolent action in a nutshell. The basic formula for selfless action is: choose the right goal, use the right means, and leave the results up to God. That is, choose the right goal (unity, or reconciliation, rather than “winning” or defeating any person) use the right means (nonviolence) and be detached from the results. Gandhi once eloquently paraphrased this formula when he replied to an English Quaker who was complaining about being ignored by the media, “Throw the right stone into the right pond, let the ripples take care of themselves.”