Preface and Foreword

1: The Turning Point

Preface - “Nonviolence is still there to be discovered.” The first step in discovering nonviolence. Michael invites us to use nonviolence to change ourselves and the world.

2: The Ripples of Violent Imagery

Foreword - “... in our culture, we think about violence all the time.” Michael reads an except from the foreword of The Search for a Nonviolent Future about Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris and the Columbine High School massacre and the pitfalls of violent imagery in our media.

3: “Hasten to do good”

The ripples of 9/11 and “the biggest dilemma that we’re facing in our world” is this crisis between violence and nonviolence.

4: Nonviolence Brings Results

The force of nonviolence - “Nonviolence is the kind of thing where you can lose all the battles and go on to win the war.”

5: Teachings of Gandhi and Sri Eknath Easwaran

Meeting Sri Eknath Easwaran, and the accessibility of Gandhi’s teachings.

6: Seeds Lay Dormant in Barren Soil

Gaviotas and the miracle of the pines in the barren Llanos. Nonviolence, like seeds, is always waiting to erupt.