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Satyagraha सत्याग्रह or “truth force” or “holding fast to the truth” is the name Mahatma Gandhi gave to his strategy of non-violence. While I am no expert on how to carry out social change, it has been my life experience that it is exceedingly difficult to break the spiral of violence. Gandhi emphasized that non-violence is not a safe strategy; indeed, its practitioners can be in great danger. Nor is it a guaranteed strategy: enormous creativity, solidarity, perseverance and discipline are required. But it may be the only hope for ending the cycle of violence begetting more violence.

Satyagraha सत्याग्रह or “truth force” or “holding fast to the truth” is the name Mahatma Gandhi gave to his strategy of non-violence. While I am no expert on how to carry out social change, it has been my life experience that it is exceedingly difficult to break the spiral of violence. Gandhi emphasized that non-violence is not a safe strategy; indeed, its practitioners can be in great danger. Nor is it a guaranteed strategy: enormous creativity, solidarity, perseverance and discipline are required. But it may be the only hope for ending the cycle of violence begetting more violence.Read More

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Alchemy of Love کيمياگری عشق Persian/Farsi in modified Arabic Kufic script.

Alchemy of Love کيمياگری عشق Persian/Farsi in modified Arabic Kufic script.Read More

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Sthira Sukha स्थिर सूख the two qualities Patanjali explains in the Yoga Sutras that need to be present when doing any yoga: steadiness and ease. Sanskrit calligraphic rondel in Devanagari script by Stewart J. Thomas.

Sthira Sukha स्थिर सूख the two qualities Patanjali explains in the Yoga Sutras that need to be present when doing any yoga: steadiness and ease. Sanskrit calligraphic rondel in Devanagari script by Stewart J. Thomas.Read More

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Shen 神 — Calligraphy of Chinese character for spirit, consciousness, awareness; also meaning deity; the meeting place of heaven and earth.

Shen 神 — Calligraphy of Chinese character for spirit, consciousness, awareness; also meaning deity; the meeting place of heaven and earth.Read More

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Sanskrit Calligraphy: Faith, Hope, Courage, design by S. J. Thomas. Get your original tattoo calligraphy design at palmstone.com

Sanskrit Calligraphy: Faith, Hope, Courage, design by S. J. Thomas. Get your original tattoo calligraphy design at palmstone.comRead More

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Good thoughts, good words, good deeds — پندار نيک گفتار نيک کردار نيک — in the Persian/Farsi language in two squares of overlapping Arabic Kufic script. The artwork is done in watercolors and transparent inks.

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Good thoughts, good words, good deeds — پندار نيک گفتار نيک کردار نيک — in the Persian/Farsi language in two squares of overlapping Arabic Kufic script. The artwork is done in watercolors and transparent inks.Read More

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Spreading oak marriage certificate by Stewart J. Thomas, watercolor and italic calligraphy.

Spreading oak marriage certificate by Stewart J. Thomas, watercolor and italic calligraphy.Read More

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Thanks to Adi.kavi: adi.kavi mentioned you in a comment: The cover for my next project. The language is Kannada (my family’s mother tongue). The phrase is something my brother coined. Once again thanks goes to the amazingly talented Stewart Thomas of Palmstone Calligraphy (@worldcalligraphy). Please visit his page and check out his work. Enjoy

Thanks to Adi.kavi:
adi.kavi mentioned you in a comment: The cover for my next project. The language is Kannada (my family’s mother tongue). The phrase is something my brother coined. Once again thanks goes to the amazingly talented Stewart Thomas of Palmstone Calligraphy (@worldcalligraphy). Please visit his page and check out his work. EnjoyRead More

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Original border design hand painted and illuminated by calligrapher Stewart J. Thomas for an interfaith Quaker-Muslim marriage. The blank spaces are for the signatures of all present at the ceremony.

Original border design hand painted and illuminated by calligrapher Stewart J. Thomas for an interfaith Quaker-Muslim marriage. The blank spaces are for the signatures of all present at the ceremony.Read More

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Illuminated wedding certificate in Turkish and English calligraphy with geometric borders, gold and copper metallic inks and illumination on archival acid-free paper.

Illuminated wedding certificate in Turkish and English calligraphy with geometric borders, gold and copper metallic inks and illumination on archival acid-free paper.Read More

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