Editing Satyagraha (section)

== Principles ==
Gandhi envisioned ''satyagraha'' as not only a tactic to be used in acute political struggle but as a universal solvent for injustice and harm.

He founded the [[Sabarmati Ashram]] to teach ''satyagraha''. He asked ''satyagrahis'' to follow the following principles 
# [[Nonviolence]] ([[ahimsa]])
# Truth – this includes honesty, but goes beyond it to mean living fully in accord with and in devotion to that which is true
# Not stealing
# [[Non-possession]] (not the same as poverty)
# Body-labour or bread-labour
# Control of desires (gluttony)
# Fearlessness
# Equal respect for all religions
# Economic strategy such as boycotts of imported goods (''[[swadeshi]]'')

On another occasion, he listed these rules as "essential for every Satyagrahi in India":
# Must have a living faith in God
# Must be leading a chaste life and be willing to die or lose all his possessions
# Must be a habitual [[khadi]] weaver and spinner
# Must abstain from alcohol and other intoxicants