Guest guest Posted January 29, 2000 Report Share Posted January 29, 2000 Mahatma Gandhi wrote his autobiography entitled 'Experiments with Truth'. His life was a reflection of these experiments with the 'ideal of truth' It is easy to dismiss the term 'truth' as simplistic rhetoric. This term that we use so casually defies easy explanation. It is very interesting to see how major scientists, mathematicians or philosophers grapple with this concept of truth. For example Karl Popper the famous philosopher is forced to define Truth as that 'Which is not an untruth'. In simple terms this statement says that truth can only be explained in terms of itself. It will defy any further classification. The life and teachings of Gandhi are the reflection of the Upanishad teaching 'Satyameva Jayate' - " Truth alone triumphs " . We reflect on his life and teachings today. It was on 30th of January that he was shot dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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