Showing posts with label Leo Tolstoy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Leo Tolstoy. Show all posts

Friday, June 12, 2015

Gandhi Journal Article-II : Tolstoy and Practical Spirituality

Gandhi Journal Article-II : Tolstoy and Practical Spirituality

By Christian Bartlof
 
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This brief article provides an account of the spiritual transformation of Leo Tolstoy from a frustrated Count on the verge of committing suicide to an antiwar activist. His support for the Doukhobors, assistance to them to migrate to Canada and the idea of non-violent non-cooperation mark him out as a person who drew from spirituality to shape his profile as a peace activists.
 
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