tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970133017659550681.post2636060908892175128..comments2023-08-12T16:35:51.719+05:30Comments on Interpreted,Not Compiled.: History is His-StoryNithya Ramakrishnanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00075516599673871623noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970133017659550681.post-32596908774004172932009-05-07T20:30:00.000+05:302009-05-07T20:30:00.000+05:30To say that something is a universal solution is t...To say that something is a universal solution is the same associating it with divinity. The Mahatma made it very clear that he wasn't divine. Non violence worked with the British because 1. They were completely dependent on Indians to rule India and 2. They believed in the moral superiority of the system that they had created in India. The Mahatma destroyed the moral foundations of the empire.<br />Deifying his non violence without understanding his political genius will distort his legacy.theskymindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097870371335140188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970133017659550681.post-17454334294362221692009-05-07T20:28:00.000+05:302009-05-07T20:28:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.theskymindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07097870371335140188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970133017659550681.post-14732880796700965602009-03-31T15:05:00.000+05:302009-03-31T15:05:00.000+05:30nithya;Nice point. But note tht Israel is also in ...nithya;<BR/>Nice point. But note tht Israel is also in a similar position i.e. surrounded by failed states. They deal with that in a manner completely opposite to what you have said here. Cant say that thier method is effective but atleast something happens to the opposition. Personally i would love to take up your suggestion and spread spirituality to the citizens. My question is would this stop our neighbours or will they become more confident. Look at whats happening to Tibet which is a completely spiritual country. THey are being run over by the chinese. It could work either way. The safe option is to have a strong military and then practise spiritualism to a certain extent. Contrasting but i dont see any other way.<BR/><BR/>REgards<BR/>Rahul Dhinakaran<BR/>Kalki Mechanical Prototypes<BR/>www.kalkimechanicalprototypes.comRahul Dhinakaranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11541681082553743051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970133017659550681.post-9601362968588789482009-03-17T12:24:00.000+05:302009-03-17T12:24:00.000+05:30"Give and Take" and "Let Go" have been lost somewh..."Give and Take" and "Let Go" have been lost somewhere in our paths to progress. Maybe if we started using these words again , things may change. <BR/><BR/>Regarding India being dazed by possible confrontations, its a bigger problem. Even if the people within India adopted a Let go approach, the politico-economic concerns in the region would keep the threat of the confrontation alive.PShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14966940770507401639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970133017659550681.post-52683782315674163612009-03-12T13:58:00.000+05:302009-03-12T13:58:00.000+05:30Actually there is UN just to create peace in the w...Actually there is UN just to create peace in the world but has it achieved its goal. Prabhupada in his lectures in 1960's used say the UN will never be able to achieve it. Why ?. becasuse the uniting principle itself is wrong. In the UN each nation has its own vested interests and are trying to make sure they protect their interests at all costs.<BR/><BR/>Just as an example they would dump surplous food grains in the sea but never give it for free to a poor suffering nations. There are so many african nations congo et al where kids perpetually starve. They have programs to dump huge E-Waste and other things instead into these poor countries by paying a small amount to those countries.<BR/><BR/>The uniting principle according to Bhagavat Gita : All Living beings are son's of one GOD. All that exists belongs to GOD, it is the property of GOD. If everyone realizes this then there is no need to have Borders, BSF, Nuclear Bombs etc, because we are all children of the same GOD and hence have equal rights, we are siblings who need to help each other when required.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970133017659550681.post-25569438943432439302009-03-09T02:47:00.000+05:302009-03-09T02:47:00.000+05:30Hmm..not sure which side to take, support strike b...Hmm..not sure which side to take, support strike backs or take the path of non-violence??<BR/>As to the question of tolerance, India is definitely a very tolerant country. Look at the numerous attacks that Pakistan has launched on us during the past decade (in the guise of LeT or any of their numerous supposedly outlawed terrorist groups). If we were not half as tolerant as we are, we should have gone to war atleast 5 times in the past one decade.<BR/>So, in a way (whether consciously or unwittingly) we are practising some form of non-violence. And what is the result, have they stopped?? <BR/>Non-violence worked during our freedom struggle because we frustrated the British by non-cooperation..<BR/>In today's political scenario, there is no question of co-operation or non-cooperation. So non-cooperation does not come into picture.<BR/>We just want to be left in peace to run our lives, while we are constantly harrased by our neighbours.So,in times like these I dont suppose non-violence is going to help us. There i have come to a decision finally!Lakshmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09374672001529827502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970133017659550681.post-39822482101787418132009-03-05T13:46:00.000+05:302009-03-05T13:46:00.000+05:30I got reminded of the small story i read in EQ, wh...I got reminded of the small story i read in EQ, where warring sides stopped for a brief while to let buddhist monks to pass by. In some ways, its the right solution, agreed. Problem is, multitude of paths to the same solution leads to a war about which of the paths is better. another catch-22. <BR/><BR/>anycase, disobeying and disregarding in these times will be like how vadivelu is in movies. getting beaten up to the pulp !!srikumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17829213397771713818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4970133017659550681.post-40146760542711481662009-03-01T20:22:00.000+05:302009-03-01T20:22:00.000+05:30Well, India is not a nation of saints any more. If...Well, India is not a nation of saints any more. If you want to make something to happen, you need to fight for it. As for non-violence, how about the people who lost their lives in mindless violence (Gujarat riots, Bombay riots, terrorism in NE and Kashmir), do they get a second chance?.jaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01082639394940357867noreply@blogger.com