Gandhi defeated British Empire without guns: Nonviolence rules!

[Valley Oak]

Mahatma Gandhi's message was that violence is wrong and that non-violence is the answer. Non-violence is far stronger than violence or guns. Human beings should not harm one another. Violence is destructive, ugly, and is clearly the wrong way to live and the wrong way for a society to function. People should live in peace and love one another. We cannot achieve this with guns.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi

Edward

[sharingwisdom]

"Among the many misdeeds of British rule in India, history will look upon the Act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest." - Mohandas Gandhi, an Autobiography, page 446


Mahatma Gandhi's message was that violence is wrong and that non-violence is the answer. Non-violence is far stronger than violence or guns. Human beings should not harm one another. Violence is destructive, ugly, and is clearly the wrong way to live and the wrong way for a society to function. People should live in peace and love one another. We cannot achieve this with guns.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi

Edward

[Shandi]

It sounds wonderful, but unfortunately, since individuals have different perspectives, perceptions, desires, and so on, there will always be disagreement. This leads to conflict, and the desire to have one's "correct" views dominate. We don't have to look very far to see evidence of this in our own "conscious community".

Name calling, put downs, insults are all a form of violent communication. But we believe that we are "right" and others are "wrong". We also identify what's "bad" and what's "good". Imagine removing these words from our vocabulary, and replacing them with words like "wanted" or "unwanted", which places responsibility on our own shoulders, rather than classifying the actions of others.

We have a long way to go to peacefully co-exist; I don't believe it's in our nature. It seems to come down to "survival of the fittest", as it is in the animal kingdom. Violence may be a necessary choice for survival. And the "ego" will fight to the death.

Watching our own responses when confronted with opposing points of view is one clue to determine how ready we are for peaceful living, even in "conscious" communities. Violence begins in the mind. Sometimes this effects us in the womb. All minds are not created equal. All beings are not in balance. Be mindful of this.

Try living one day at a time, in peace, accepting all that is, without conflict or disagreement. Be aware of how you solve these issues that confront or control you. This is what we can do now.

Mahatma Gandhi's message was that violence is wrong and that non-violence is the answer. Non-violence is far stronger than violence or guns. Human beings should not harm one another. Violence is destructive, ugly, and is clearly the wrong way to live and the wrong way for a society to function. People should live in peace and love one another. We cannot achieve this with guns.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohandas_Karamchand_Gandhi

Edward

[Shandi]

Thank you for sharing this; I'd never known about this statement.

What this shows to me is the ever present "two sides to the coin". I can imagine that those who are anti-gun, and those who are not, can look to Gandhi for guidance to support their particular perspective. Gandi's wisdom shines through....



"Among the many misdeeds of British rule in India, history will look upon the Act depriving a whole nation of arms as the blackest." - Mohandas Gandhi, an Autobiography, page 446

[Ernieman]

Uhhhh..just to correct history and I love Ghandi but don't forget the Kyber tribesman and the raging bullets flying against the British. Ghandi was the final straw, not the beginning of Britain's problems.. He deserves credit but perhaps more for keeping a sense of humanity and post-British India's move to democracy. Watch "Gunga Din" for another kind of reaction to British Imperialism in India.