Non Violence, Satish Kumar the Jain and Gandhis

[Guest guest]

Namaste,

 

Ahimsa is another complicated subject. It doesn't always mean

pacifism. However Gandhiji said-'Non violence is the greatest force

at the disposal of mankind'.

Recently the grandson of Gandhi Arun Gandhi told President Arafat

that if he had adopted a non violent campaign, the problem would

have been solved decades ago. 'If the Palestinian people rise up and

start a non violent movement it will boost world sympathy. The

nations of the world will rise up and put more pressure on Israel.'

Arunn is founded the a non violent institute at Christian Brothers

University in Memphis. TN.

 

The Jain teacher Satish Kumar says, 'Forty years of environmentalism

have not brought about a true transformation...we have to come to a

more holistic and intuitive environmentalism'. Satish started on a

peace pilgrimage after reading in 1962 about Bertrand Russell being

gaoled in the UK for his CND movement. ( Strange I was in gaol at

the same time for being in Russell's movement and demonstrating.)

Satish says we should think in terms of 'soil, soul, and society'--

a trinity that joins 'nature, humanity, and spirituality'. Satish

uses the So Ham mantra..or'You are therefore I am'. Satish says

quoting Gandhiji,' you cannot divide the world in two; a spiritual

life in one compartment and the everyday world of politics and

family in another'.............ONS....Tony.

[Guest guest]

advaitajnana , " Tony OClery " <aoclery>

wrote:

>

> Namaste,

>

> Ahimsa is another complicated subject. It doesn't always mean

> pacifism. However Gandhiji said-'Non violence is the greatest

force

> at the disposal of mankind'.

> Recently the grandson of Gandhi Arun Gandhi told President Arafat

> that if he had adopted a non violent campaign, the problem would

> have been solved decades ago. 'If the Palestinian people rise up

and

> start a non violent movement it will boost world sympathy. The

> nations of the world will rise up and put more pressure on

Israel.'

> Arunn founded the non violent institute at Christian Brothers

> University in Memphis. TN.

>

> The Jain teacher Satish Kumar says, 'Forty years of

environmentalism

> have not brought about a true transformation...we have to come to

a

> more holistic and intuitive environmentalism'. Satish started on a

> peace pilgrimage after reading in 1962 about Bertrand Russell

being

> gaoled in the UK for his CND movement. ( Strange I was in gaol at

> the same time for being in Russell's movement and demonstrating.)

> Satish says we should think in terms of 'soil, soul, and society'-

-

> a trinity that joins 'nature, humanity, and spirituality'. Satish

> uses the So Ham mantra..or'You are therefore I am'. Satish says

> quoting Gandhiji,' you cannot divide the world in two; a spiritual

> life in one compartment and the everyday world of politics and

> family in another'.............ONS....Tony.

 

Namaste,

 

It is amazing how on another list, I was accused of anti semitism

for posting this article. It looks to me that Arun was talking to

the Palestinians not the Israelis in this article. What arrogance to

twist it around from a pure posting from a magazine and represent it

as anti something or other............ONS...Tony.