November 2011 Blog Posts (61)

At the invitation of the Mahatma Gandhi Foundation located in the city of Medellin, Colombia [South America], I had the opportunity to visit the city on the first fortnight of September, 2011. 

Particularly, to witness a week of celebrations organized by the Foundation. Mahatma Gandhi Foundation was established on October 2, 2002 by Mr. Harivadan…

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The question of sex in human-life is very importent. Gene has made a reference to Kamsutra, while discussing HS Chapter 14th. Gene has expressed that in America, the people think that Indians know much better about the sexual-life and  has given the basic book on sex, the Kamsutra. There are thousands of books all over the World, on Science of Sex. Each one has been written according to the view-polnt of the particular auther. One common-basic point in all these writings is the reader's…

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The basic limitation in understanding Gandhiji and his writings in Hind Swaraj is that in the modern world most of the formally educated people could understand things with the 'Word', power only. We hardly get a chance to unerstand the World Within. The reality of the World can be understood with both the sides, Inside and Outside World. Infact if we are able to unerstand the outside World with the help of Inside World then we can be near to the Reality. So long as we are in this body we…

“In Buddha we had the great, universal heart and infinite patience, making religion practical and bringing it to everyone’s door. In Shankaracharaya we saw tremendous intellectual power, throwing the scorching light of reason upon everything. We want today that bright sum of intellectuality joined with the heart of Buddha, the wonderful infinite heart of love and mercy. The union will give us the highest philosophy. Science and religion will meet and shake hands. Poetry and philosophy…

Thank you all for your comments.  The spinning wheel is $148 from India, made of mahogany and exactly what Gandhiji used, they tell me.  I can see that it is self-contained; thus, it is a small factory that can be carried.  I plan to own one.

I am curious what 20 cares of land in the country near Gujarat Vidyapith would cost an American.  My understanding is that Gandhiji did his Tolstoy's Farm Experiment on 20 acres in South Africa, so I would like to run my own while working on my…

I am currently (since April 2011) heading the Zila Sarvodaya Mandal, Dehra Dun (the district unit of the Sarvodaya Samaj, set up by Acharya Vinoba Bhave in April 1948). The Mandal is affiliated to Sarva Seva Sangh, Varanasi. I shall, in due course, share with you our various activities and initiatives of the Mandal, but at the same time also expect opinions and suggestions from you. In case any of you is visiting this side (Uttarakhand) any time, do inform. Would be very happy to meet…

I was invited to give a short lecture on a commemoration of the 152th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi. It was a gathering of Indian ambassadors and businessmen in Antwerp. I therefore took it as a great opportunity to criticize some of the present Indian economic policies that are, to say the least, often un-Gandhian. But before offering the assembled politicians and businessmen some humble Gandhian advises, I started with a little story of my own experiences in India...



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