PACS164A Lecture 1: Strategic and Principled Nonviolence
Channel: MettaCenter
Date: 17/03/2021

In this lecture, Professor Michael Nagler introduces, through story and explanation, the field of Peace Studies and the theory and practice of nonviolence, the concept of Satyagraha, and the general structure of the course. 

Lecture Transcript: https://www.mettacenter.org/s/PACS164A_TRANSCRIPTS.pdf

0:01:48 Introduction to Nonviolence
0:03:54 Story of Ladakh 
0:09:40 Positive Energy 
0:10:52 Story of Bihar 
0:17:48 Personal Satyagraha 
0:21:15 Positive vs Negative Energy 
0:24:03 Syllabus Summary 
0:28:08 Gandhi, the Man and other Biographies
0:30:37 Search for a Nonviolent Future https://www.mettacenter.org/bookstore
0:38:04 Anniversary of Satyagraha 
0:39:56 Hope or Terror https://www.mettacenter.org/bookstore
0:53:48 Principled vs Strategic Nonviolence 
1:02:54 Three Faces of Power https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3578937-three-faces-of-power

PACS164A Lecture 02 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ttzVhlIU6E