Is Mahathmaha Gandhi Philosopy practical in today's society? Discussion?
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Yes, some of Gandhi’s philosophy is practical and has been used to bring about change in modern history.  Martin Luther King, Jr. followed Gandhi’s philosophy of change through peaceful non-violent resistance.   More recently, Ukrainian people followed this same philosophy to gain independence from Russia. Much of Gandhi’s philosophies, such as his views on truth, trust, and having no secrets aren’t realistic so they never were very practical or useful.  Everyone has secrets and everyone lies to one degree or another which makes trust very difficult.
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Hello brother (see my icon)!\n\nAgree for the most part.  Except for maybe the Dalai Lama.\n\nLaypeople especially.  The more that they seek the truth and comfort in the teachings (that should be dogma) the further they really are from knowing "god" or the source.\n\nKeep the unfaith brother!
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Excellent! Go ahead ..........the ruling Maha Dasha is also of Shani for you, Success --Success. \n\nEnjoy,\n\nBest Of Luck
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“God has no religion” \n Mahatma Gandhi  \n\n\nI have always liked this Gandhi quote. To me, it just simply means the as human beings we have a tendency to confuse having a relationship with the God of our understanding with having religion. Religion is man-made and fallible. God is infallible. The two are not the same and people can often get so wrapped up in following the many creeds and traditions and rules of their religion that they completely lose sight of God in the process...or they never get the chance to know God personally because they are too caught up in the ritualism of religion.\n\nThis is just an opinion. I certainly don't have the number of quotes as the person who answered this before me. I almost didn't answer at all... but I wanted to say this. Thanks.
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I practice Krishna Consciousness. \nIt Teaches me how to develop our forgotten love back towards God. Because that is the platform of Eternal happiness.That happiness that never ends. \nI am very happy with the progress i have made and feeling of Happiness and satisfaction when i engage in service of God.\nBut the best way to know it would be "Not by asking " but by trying. As it is said .. the test of pudding is in pudding itself.
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Try here:\n\nhttp://www.advaita-vedanta.org/avhp/
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Well, it's really difficult for me to explain what I know about UG Krishnamurthi.  For some reason he attracts the attention of the masses, even though he claims to have no philosophy of life or religion, and prefers to be alone.  He goes against the norm, against popular beliefs, against all that most of us have stood for.  But, even in doing so his biography topped the best seller chart in India for over nine months.  For some reason, I don't find any of this impressive or unusual.  For, it's usually men or women of this caliber that find the biggest following whether they want it or not.
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Although i have deep respect and admiration for much of what Gandhi stood for, i prefer to focus on what Christ taught.\nThis what Jesus said concerning poverty...\n\nMATTHEW 26:11\n For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.\n\nhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/bibletruths_forbelievers/
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There is an excellent book called "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl.  I think that he has some very excellent points there.  \n\nI think that we must fill our lives with purposeful things.  But what is purposeful?  I think it depends on you and your unique talents, interests, and circumstances.  If you could do anything you wanted your whole life and actually get paid for it, what would it be?  If you can find a career to make out of that, then you will be on your way to having quite a meaningful and joyous life.\n\nAlso, meaning for me has come from focus on things that last, and not on getting caught up in the things that are temporary.  \n\nYou might benefit from some of the wisdom of Wayne Dyer, Deepak Chopra, Steven Covey, and even Dr. Phil.  Consider getting some of those books on CD and listening to them in your car if you don't have time to read.  These have helped my dad a lot.  He also loves Earl Nightingale, who has unfortunately passed on, but you can still get his CD's.  If you google his name, you should find his and some other good self-help sources.\n\nYou could just be going through a normal phase when you feel that things haven't happened as quickly as you would have liked.  I know that I feel that way about relationships, as you pointed out.  I am 31 and not married, and have no prospects!  Sometimes I just resign myself to this and think that I just wasn't meant to get married, and other times I seriously long to find someone.  And then I get discouraged when I look around at the options.  Maybe you need to come to terms with this, if this is what is bothering you.  \n\nHang out with friends.  Do things for others.\n\nAnd also, check out Rabbi Pliskin's Daily Lifts - his philosophy has gotten me through some of the toughest times ever.\n\nhttp://www.aish.com/spirituality/dailylift/
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I ADMIRE Mr. Narayan Moorthy frm Infosys 4 his achievements in the field of succes in his career life.i admire his start from a scratch which led to a grand success in the company to which he belonged . he is found very much socially responsible towards all parts in d society.i too aspire to hav a successful career being socially responsible n following the pathways of ETHICS in my life.it was a priveledge to answer u r question.\nTHANK YOU.
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What is axiomatic need not be proved by experience. The data collected only confirms the fact.\n\nThe previous answerer 'libido' sounds like a drop out from the degree college. She does not have elementary knowledge of epistemology and by just quoting Socrates and M.N. Roy an unknown Indian Marxist,  one just can not address such serious issues.\n\n 'Empiricism', 'Truth' and 'Blasphemy' are very ambiguous words and unless one is sure about its philosophic connotation, the debate can not proceed. Rather, we will be landing in total confusion using high sounding words with the least regard to the grammatical norms. 'libido' who loves to brag as a 'rationalist' to please take care of the grammar while framing sentences in English. It is certainly not a proletarian platform for the pseudo Marxists! It is a bourgeoisie club to exchange novel ideas and not ignorance. Beware!
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"Look at the dream visions of hell and chaos that appear in your subjective world. Look at the news today, buy a magazine today, and you will see a picture of the world in chaos, a world in which the Divine is not the universally acknowledged Principle of existence. Clearly, our world is not being transformed into a pattern of Divine laws! The men who function as leaders in the world today do not know how to Enlighten anybody. None of them is Awake as the Divine Conscious Being. None is an Enlightened man. Our world must be transformed into a culture in which every individual being is aligned to God and, therefore, likewise all the functions of human beings, including world order and politics. The Law of Divine Association must be fulfilled first, and than all the laws of action, cause and effect, association, or relationship may be ordered on the basis of that Divine Association.\n\nBut where is the Divine Being, apart from the beings somehow acknowledged in our religious sentiment? Where is the Spiritual Master who can liberate us from the words, the language, the traditions, the memories, the chaos of piecemeal religion? The Bhagavad Gita says that "whenever the paths of life are corrupt, and whenever the Law of Association with God has been forgotten, I come." The Divine Consciousness appears in the form of the Spiritual Master who accomplishes the righteous realignment of the Earth and all humanity with God.\n\nMy birth and the creation of this Communion are instruments of this same process, which has also been generated in times past. The Divine is always doing this kind of work in all the moments of history. The Revelation of God to Man is a process that goes on and on and on. Ultimately, you see, its function is to realign the entire world of Man to God, but the process will not come to an end just because some sort of sacred order has been established on Earth. Everything that exists in all the universes is being brought into alignment with God. The transforming process is a struggle, and until it is ultimately accomplished, the experience of beings is chaotic. Men and women may come to the point of yearning for the Divine Principle, but until the Divine Principle is fully established everywhere, we will not see an order of life based on the salvation of all beings.\n\nEvery human being must be made sensitive to the chaos in which he or she is living at the present time. People are tormented and confused, and most people can acknowledge the confusion of their lives. To such people, who are therefore sensitive to the quality of ordinary experience, the message of the Way that I Teach, the message of this Communion, is salvatory and liberating. But people who have not also coincidentally been made sensitive to the hellish chaos of egoic experience cannot respond to the saving message of this Teaching. We cannot just go into the world with a smiling, middle-class message that you can be consoled by mere belief. Our Communion must establish in people a feeling that the usual life is suffering. On the basis of that realization, men and women can respond to what is liberating."
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I read The Celestine Prophecy a few years ago. As for energy changing, there was some. But The Celestine prophecy is only one tool that can help in your spiritual growth. There are many more books that offer similar 'opening' channel perspectives. Having walked the path a number of years now, I can tell you that there is no single way to reach enlightenment. There are as many paths to enlightenment, or spiritual awareness, as there are souls in existence. That is not meant to sound flip or smarmy. It is merely a statement of truth. I would not have a problem having discussions with you on these matters as I have done so with other before. Just don't know how we'd link up.
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We must become the change we seek in the world- Gandhi
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I remember reading Fox.  Enjoyed him a lot, as I recall (I have been out of metaphysics for years...sort of "graduated" to a higher level).  \n\nI don't remember reading the Golden Key (I'd seen it on the bookshelves at church, --Religious Science-- but it was so long ago...); scientific prayer, as with all prayer, is effective, yes.  Ernest Holmes' concept of spiritual mind treatment remains for me a beautiful approach, and powerful.\n\nNice to see a metaphysician here.
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Very true buddy!! and it takes real intelligence to see this loophole. \n\nAn even more important fact is that our minds are always in the past or the future, never in the present moment. Indian yogis have been saying for millennia that if one can be completely aware of the present moment he can decide his destiny to the point where he decides how he lives, dies and how and where he is born, including which womb to be born into and everything in between.\n\nThis may sound fairytalish but in India we still have people who are capable of such feats and there is sufficient proof of their capabilities.\n\nEnjoy!!
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A discussion is a great idea.  We can learn from each other about the good and fruitful parts and ignore what is harmful. I have a Buddhist background but I respect others'\nbeliefs.  One day maybe we can open the "Church of all Faiths" where the services are alternatively Christian, Buddhist, Muslim,Jewish, Hindu, Atheist, Agnostic. I think we will find that we are human first and foremost. Why not?