[FairfieldLife] Re: Ghandi was not a Pacifist! /was: Maharishi's Gita Commentaries...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Magoo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Amar-Ghandi was NOT a pacifist! According to Yogananda who knew him personally he (Ghandi) maintained it is better to resist with physical force than to be a coward!! Gita/Yogananda's comment. But this, of course, doesn't show that Gandhi (note correct spelling) was not a pacifict--because pacifism takes great courage.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Ghandi was not a Pacifist! /was: Maharishi's Gita Commentaries...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Magoo wgm4u@ wrote: Amar-Ghandi was NOT a pacifist! According to Yogananda who knew him personally he (Ghandi) maintained it is better to resist with physical force than to be a coward!! Gita/Yogananda's comment. But this, of course, doesn't show that Gandhi (note correct spelling) was not a pacifict--because pacifism takes great courage. Judy, there's a time for a pacifist approach, (note correct spelling) and a time for forceful action,
[FairfieldLife] Re: Ghandi was not a Pacifist! /was: Maharishi's Gita Commentaries...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Magoo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Magoo wgm4u@ wrote: Amar-Ghandi was NOT a pacifist! According to Yogananda who knew him personally he (Ghandi) maintained it is better to resist with physical force than to be a coward!! Gita/Yogananda's comment. But this, of course, doesn't show that Gandhi (note correct spelling) was not a pacifict--because pacifism takes great courage. Judy, there's a time for a pacifist approach, (note correct spelling) Oops! and a time for forceful action, But you haven't addressed my point.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Ghandi was not a Pacifist! /was: Maharishi's Gita Commentaries...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Magoo wgm4u@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Magoo wgm4u@ wrote: Amar-Ghandi was NOT a pacifist! According to Yogananda who knew him personally he (Ghandi) maintained it is better to resist with physical force than to be a coward!! Gita/Yogananda's comment. But this, of course, doesn't show that Gandhi (note correct spelling) was not a pacifict--because pacifism takes great courage. Judy, there's a time for a pacifist approach, (note correct spelling) Oops! and a time for forceful action, But you haven't addressed my point. Depends on the context, you may be right under certain circumstances and wrong in others.to stand by and watch (or run from) a rapist rape your wife or daughter is not the act of a hero, but a coward. This would be improper use of the principle of Ahimsa.
[FairfieldLife] Re: Ghandi was not a Pacifist! /was: Maharishi's Gita Commentaries...
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Magoo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Magoo wgm4u@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, authfriend jstein@ wrote: --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Mr. Magoo wgm4u@ wrote: Amar-Ghandi was NOT a pacifist! According to Yogananda who knew him personally he (Ghandi) maintained it is better to resist with physical force than to be a coward!! Gita/Yogananda's comment. But this, of course, doesn't show that Gandhi (note correct spelling) was not a pacifict--because pacifism takes great courage. Judy, there's a time for a pacifist approach, (note correct spelling) Oops! and a time for forceful action, But you haven't addressed my point. Depends on the context, you may be right under certain circumstances and wrong in others.to stand by and watch (or run from) a rapist rape your wife or daughter is not the act of a hero, but a coward. This would be improper use of the principle of Ahimsa. Whichisn't even a principle, according to MMY, but a side-effect of enlightenment.
