In this talk, the speaker deconstructs the ‘saintly’ personality of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and examines the causes behind his assassination. [...]
In this talk, the speaker deconstructs the ‘saintly’ personality of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi and examines the causes behind his assassination. [...]
Of all Indian scriptures, the Bhagavat Gita has likely been the one most commented on. India’s sages, yogis, philosophers, thinkers have, as a rule, regarded it a sacred duty to add theirs to the long list of commentaries on these eighteen brief chapters from the Mahabharata—a mere 700 slokas which have left the deepest of [...]
Ahimsa is an important teaching within the Indian tradition. It has also been a term eagerly embraced by many new-age and metaphysical systems throughout the world. Resulting in almost a placatory mentality toward certain types of action, which is also fueled by misinterpretations of Gandhi’s nonviolent resistance to the British occupation of India. While ahimsa [...]