Ghandi's 7 blunders

?. Expecting Light without Dark.
?. Enjoying Life but not Death.

 

I would change

3. Knowledge without character

to Knowledge without wisdom

 

Thought without discrimination

Fate without choice

Power without compassion

 

"Seven Blunders of the World"

1. Wealth without work

2. Pleasure without conscience

3. Knowledge without character

4. Commerce without morality

5. Science without humanity

6. Worship without sacrifice

7. Politics without principle

Wouldn't change them. Simple, but they say everything.
—Mahatma Gandhi

 

Actually, I like what Gahndi had for 6 and 7 better. Take Christianity for example. The religion calls on people to take care of the poor and to even give up their own dignity when struck by an enemy. The very basis of the relgion was the sacrifice of Jesus.

Politics without principle rules the current day. Just imagine the ad campaigns from the last Presidential election or the ad campaigns in the gay marriage debate.

 

I think Gandhi's biggest blunder was his rampant racist agenda.
But hey, what do I know...

 

Yes exactly

The eastern concept of Yin and Yang is so different from ower perspective on duality because for them it is not duality. It is not good or evil, it is both. The best way to describe it is, for us a square table is square, for them a square table is a little bit round. You can never have Yin without yang, there is always a bit of the opposite present. So in my opinion you can never be at one side, you will always have one foot on the other side. Also with yin and yang, you can never be yin always, yin turns back into yang and visa versa. You should see this as a neverending dance between yin and yang, always on the move, always changing, always are both present. And by accepting both and accepting there dynamics and by going with there flow instead of trying to stay foot, you will get a balanced harmonious live.

 

Great list. I think no. 5 is particularly poignant. Scientific progress is moving so fast these days that sometimes we forget to stop, step back, and analyze whether such changes are right for us.

 

Racist agenda? That's a first. I would love the reasoning behind this one.

The remarks that are attributed to him being racist were made when he was fairly young, not later in his life when he was considerably more enlightened. But I'm interested to hear how those comments equate to a "rampant agenda".

 

Sure thing.

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=gandhi+racist

 

Oh for crying out loud! I know the arguments and they are pathetic. Cherry picking facts from before 1915 when he lived in South Africa and after he had been raised in the caste system. Would you seriously judge a person just by the actions of when they are younger or by the actions of their entire life? And how does any of this equate to a "rampant racist agenda"? Do you honestly think that Gandhi's views before he died were the same views he held when he was a young lawyer?

Arg! This kind of thinking pisses me off. Where is the sense in making inflammatory remarks, not providing your own argument to support them, and then hiding behind the arguments of others when challenged about it. It demonstrates no intellectual propensity.

 

He never spoke out against it, or fell over himself to correct what he had said.

Gandhi supported the caste system; and, it's inherently racist.
What crucial details am I missing?

 

He met with black civil rights leaders!

Where is your evidence that Gandhi supported the caste system in his later life?

 

Not familiar with this.
Source? Not for disbelief, just curiousity.

Nice reversal of the burden of truth, there.

Why should I believe he didn't?
Please show me the tantalizing quotes wherein he denounces it.
If I'm wrong, I'd love to know so.

 

He met with Howard Thurman...

http://www.pbs.org/thisfarbyfaith/people/howard_thurman.html

And later with Benjamin Mays...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Mays

Both of whom were influencial to Martin Luther King Jr.

Actions speak louder than words...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi

While it is debated whether or not Gandhi actually helped the untouchables with his actions, especially considering he coined the word "Harijan" which has become a derogatory word since, he fought for them and thus stood against the caste system.

 

I'm willing to accept he may have altered his views.
It could also simply have been political.

Any information on these meetings?
I googled the keywords earlier, didn't find anything.

That indicates to me nothing more than that he fought for the low caste to be equal voters.
In doing this, he didn't stand "against" the caste system; doing this would involve calling for it's eradication outright.

 

Considering your argument was....

"I think Gandhi's biggest blunder was his rampant racist agenda."

I think I've made a pretty substantial case to indicate otherwise.

As far as making a political move by meeting with black leaders in the 1930s, all I have to say is it was the 1930s. What political move was he making by doing so? There wasn't even a civil rights movement in America until the 1960s.

Frankly, I see no point in researching everything for you.