December 2013 Blog Posts (13)

But years may go their way, yet the great principles of satya and ahimsa, truth and non-violence, are there to guide us. They are the silent stars keeping holy vigil above a tired and turbulent world. Like Gandhi, we may be firm in our conviction that the sun shines above the drifting…

Guidelines for meditation

Here are some pointers on meditation taken from ancient scriptures such as Srimad Baghavad Gita.

Q: What is the proper procedure for meditation?

A: The environment, the body setup and the meditation process is explained below:

• It is important to find a relatively quiet location where one’s mind is not easily distracted. A platform that is neither too low nor too high is recommended for…

Reminiscences of Gandhi…

The practicality of nonviolence as told by Gandhi

We must draw the distinction between living in the face of danger and living dangerously. A man who dares to live alone in a forest infested by wild beasts and wilder men without a gun and with God as his only help lives in the face of danger.

The people of a village near Bettia (now in the West Champaran district of Bihar), told me that they had…

Gandhiji's favourite hymn (Bhajan Song)

“Hari Thum Haro” is the devotional song composed by Meera Bai, the poet saint. This song is one of the favourite of Mahatma Gandhi.

Gandhiji once expressed the wish to…

In the Mahatma’s image

Mandela and Badshah Khan were two apostles of non-violence

who carried forward Gandhi’s legacy

By Ajit Ranade

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                                           MAHATMA GANDHI'S CALL FOR PROHIBITION IGNORED

                                      Alarming increase in liquor consumption in Tamil Nadu, India

It is reported that so far in the financial year 2013-2014, the sale of liquor by government owned TASMAC  liquor shops in Tamil Nadu  upto end November 2013 is around Rs.21,600 crore. Based on the trend  in the recent past, it can be reasonably expected…

Gandhi's Debt: Family Obligation and the Greater Good

By Thomas Weber 

Abstract

There is often a dilemma is deciding where an obligation to assist others should be directed. Many insist that “charity begins at home”, while others may agree that it should be aimed at most needy. Gandhi was a member of a…

Lasting legacy: Nelson Mandela's evolution as a strategic leader

By Paul J. H. Schoemaker

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Gandhi's world of peace

By Balamurali Balaji

Over many centuries, world civilization has witnessed countless instances of warfare, battles, and conflicts duly capable of employing the power of transmuting the human kind into forms what the emperors and rulers had never thought of. There…

Management minus Jargon

Learning Management & Leadership from the Mahatma's "The Story of My Experiments with Truth"

Mahatma Gandhi is an…