Non-Violence
By gabrarania
@gabrarania (9)
Egypt
August 12, 2011 2:19pm CST
I embraces Ghandi teaching years ago , even I'm totally convinced of these teaching , sometimes I just wonder in our modern materialistic era are these teachings still good enough or are they just obsolete ??
4 responses
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
12 Aug 11
gabrarania: You have embraced Gandhian teaching. I am very happy. In the last three months, I am coming across for the first time a discussion on Mahatma Gandhi. I wanted to clinch the opportunity to post my views.
Gandhian teaching are relevant even nowadays in spite of the wars we have been having these days in different parts of the world. With the advancement in technology -- look - u are in Egypt which I have not seen and will not be seeing--am replying your discussion immediately--but for the teachings of Gandhi the violence would have been still more.
There are people who really give thought to his teachings--how can a man resist the temptation of leading a big country and give it others.(Nehru). Great. Even after reading all that I for one may not be willing to relinquish a thing which I can get easily.
Yes. it is relevant nowadays also.
@gabrarania (9)
• Egypt
12 Aug 11
Maybe it is just easy to answer theoritically saying right or wrong about using violence ... but in real life it is not that easy ...
we're watching the situation in Syria , Yemen , Lybia .. and we are seeing people killed everyday ... although I can say that the millitary intervention was necessary but I can't see it making the situation better
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
12 Aug 11
Gabrarania: This is what I had in mind. Yes. some territories experience violence -- sorry to say -- due to factors which are localised-- I cannot particularise the reasons -- it may be lack of employment, poverty, dictatorship etc. etc. Assuming Gandhian principles are not relevant -- what is the course open -- to confront every second person we meet-- can that solve the problems. that is not assured. I know this is an issue which is difficult to substantiate--for example problems in afganisthan could be lessened only with force. A change can be made in such a way that violence is not to be practised but when confronted violence may be used to suppress the same.
@Joe_Black (253)
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12 Aug 11
If you cover the riots in europe recently, I think there has to be a certain expectation of the police/army to use violence as protection...
I of course believe that a world without violence would be much more pleasant, but in times when you are attacked and a state of urgency results... violence is surely necessary.
Do you think there is a better way of stopping people from rioting than this..?
@gabrarania (9)
• Egypt
12 Aug 11
I agree sometimes it is necessary to use violence , but the question is is it effective ???
@urbandekay (18278)
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12 Aug 11
Well said, those that follow Christ also should not take up arms, did you perhaps know that Ghandi was influenced by the American Christian writer H.D. Thoreau?
all the best urban
@tenrajj (911)
• Bhutan
13 Aug 11
Ghandi's principle was non-violence and I take non-violence as a great means of achieving our goals as Ghandi did in achieving the goal of Indian people. I follow the non-violence principle and I don't like violence at all. Being wild will not solve any problem so easily. Be true at our own heart. Don't let our pure blood get poisoned. God will see the truth sooner or later. Good will always win and evil will loss.
