So, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, had written his autobiography" My Experiments with Truth". I am writing a short summary on the same, would prefer to name it "My tryst with Incompetency". Any Secular Liberal with preconceived notions , can skip the next parts and jump to the end of this article.
Victorian Morality -Depicts that he had no idea of the notion of Brahmacharya or Kama, from a Hindu point of view.
His first shocker in life, was when he instead of attending to his father was having sex with his wife, and coincidentally he passed away the same night. The guilt which built upon him found him to be influenced more from his interactions in SA with christian morality/sin etc[1]. In 1906 he took a vow of brahmacharya and it doesn't stop there, he would ask newly married couples to take the vow of abstaining from sex.He went to the extent, that he ordered his supporters to chip off the sculptures from Khajuraho Temple( today a world UNESCO heritage site), which is inspired by the writings of the KamaSutra. Thanks to Rabindranath Tagore , who prevented the disaster from taking place.
The [1] article talks in detail about his take on sex, which seems very hypocritical, anyways I am not elaborating on it and anyone interested can read it, the link is mentioned in the end.
The [1] article talks in detail about his take on sex, which seems very hypocritical, anyways I am not elaborating on it and anyone interested can read it, the link is mentioned in the end.
Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam - Half a truth is a Whole Lie!
The phrase means the World is one family, but to just quote it without the context in which it was first mentioned is a crime. This phrase is mentioned in Hitopdesha Chapter 1 titled Mitrah-Labah(Gaining of friends), wherein a crow named SuBuddi , his trying to warn his friend, a deer named chiranga from a Jackal named KsudraBuddhi. The gist of the story is the jackal(predator) says the two words in order to entice the deer(prey), the deer falls for the trap, but is saved by his friend, Subuddhi the Crow.[2] What did this cost us? Indian Soldiers were sent by the insistence of MK Gandhi to the World Wars,for helping our Colonisers(British) fight their enemies, hoping that they will reciprocate. But what happens, Winston Churchil, diverts food supplies for Bengal in 1943 which kills 3 million people out of starvation.
Great Reciprocation.
Great Reciprocation.
Satyagraha aka Foolishnes - Quote Unquote Mahatma Gandhi ‘A Satyagrahi bids goodbye to fear. He is therefore never afraid of trusting the opponent. Even if the opponent plays him false twenty times, the Satyagrahi is ready to trust him for the 21st time – for an implicit trust in human nature is the very essence of his creed'. The Somanth temple was destroyed ,looted and reconstructed 17 times[3]. The latest construction was done after independence under the then Home Minister Sardar Vallabbhai Patel.
Yet we will not learn anything from history, the Hindi proverb "Aa Bail mujhe maar" is apt to describe this.
Ahimsa Parmo Dharma- In the garb of non-violence , was hidden the incompetency to defend our land.
Only the sanyasi , has take the vow of Ahimsa, to the extent that even if means death he will not even defend himself. Yet if you are living in society and if a person is coming to kill you, can you throw upon him the idea of non-violence. does it not make sense that you should learn to defend yourself, even if it means through violence? Let alone defending our culture and practices, here it meant basic survival.
Yet we will not learn anything from history, the Hindi proverb "Aa Bail mujhe maar" is apt to describe this.
Ahimsa Parmo Dharma- In the garb of non-violence , was hidden the incompetency to defend our land.
Only the sanyasi , has take the vow of Ahimsa, to the extent that even if means death he will not even defend himself. Yet if you are living in society and if a person is coming to kill you, can you throw upon him the idea of non-violence. does it not make sense that you should learn to defend yourself, even if it means through violence? Let alone defending our culture and practices, here it meant basic survival.
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Secularism- All Religions are the Same(ARSE)
Not mentioning the religion, which is a very obvious guess, for if I do so, Secularism will be in Danger?
Not mentioning the religion, which is a very obvious guess, for if I do so, Secularism will be in Danger?
Anyways, its not my words, Quote Unquote MK Gandhi " Hindus should not harbour anger in their heart against ------- even if the latter wanted to destroy them. Even if the ------- want to kill us all we should face death bravely. If they established their rule after killing Hindus we would be ushering in a new world(In a world of fantasy and self delusion) by sacrificing our lives. None should fear death. Birth and Death are inevitable for every human being. Why should we then rejoice or grieve? If we die with a smile we shall enter into a new life, we shall be ushering in a new India"
Incompetency to stand for dharma, shall give you a good Secular name, yet Dhimmitude will never go away. The Secular topic needs more exploration and elaboration ,for some other time.
Hypocrisy- Osho had this wonderful analogy where he said " If you point a gun towards someone and say, do this or I will kill you is 'violence' and if you say that I will not eat and eventually kill myself if you don't do what I say , is 'non-violence'?
In August 1906 the Transvaal Government Gazette published a draft of a new law which made it compulsory for all Indian males above the age of eight to be registered and have their fingerprints taken and recorded.Gandhi said the law would spell ‘absolute ruin for the Indians of South Africa”¦ Better to die than submit to such a law’. After spending some time in Jail he came to an agreement to accept the act and on January 30 1908, he was set free from Jail.H Mira Alam who was one of his clients and his staunch supporter, had warned that he would trash any Indian who would sign the document.
Mir Alam:"It's all right but now I take an oath that I will kill the person whoever goes to seek the permission."
In August 1906 the Transvaal Government Gazette published a draft of a new law which made it compulsory for all Indian males above the age of eight to be registered and have their fingerprints taken and recorded.Gandhi said the law would spell ‘absolute ruin for the Indians of South Africa”¦ Better to die than submit to such a law’. After spending some time in Jail he came to an agreement to accept the act and on January 30 1908, he was set free from Jail.H Mira Alam who was one of his clients and his staunch supporter, had warned that he would trash any Indian who would sign the document.
Mir Alam:"It's all right but now I take an oath that I will kill the person whoever goes to seek the permission."
Gandhiji said, "I would happily die at the hands of a friend but in no case I would leave the path of truth". Mir Alam along with his friends administered a horrible beating to the evolved being for the open display of hypocrisy.
This can also be seen when later in India,when he withdrew the Non- Cooperation Movement, after the Chauri Chaura Incident.
In an interview in 1938, he clearly refused the Jallianwala Bagh Congress Working Comittee to prosecute General Dyer, for those who of you who don't know. General Dyer on the eve of Baisakhi, without any warning , open fired at a peaceful gathering, which killed almost 1500 people.He was in the comfort of protection, but it were the general public who were facing the bullets, who sacrificed their lives.
So Ahimsa,Vasudhaiva Vutumbakam are tools used by MK Gandhi in favour of the Britshers to use their arms,a sedative for us to be killed, and a convenient sermon to protect them from prosecution on the grounds of humanity?
This can also be seen when later in India,when he withdrew the Non- Cooperation Movement, after the Chauri Chaura Incident.
In an interview in 1938, he clearly refused the Jallianwala Bagh Congress Working Comittee to prosecute General Dyer, for those who of you who don't know. General Dyer on the eve of Baisakhi, without any warning , open fired at a peaceful gathering, which killed almost 1500 people.He was in the comfort of protection, but it were the general public who were facing the bullets, who sacrificed their lives.
So Ahimsa,Vasudhaiva Vutumbakam are tools used by MK Gandhi in favour of the Britshers to use their arms,a sedative for us to be killed, and a convenient sermon to protect them from prosecution on the grounds of humanity?
Me and my way- When you feel you are the only right person out there, and that my decision is the best and Final.
Bose was democratically elected as the President of INC in 1938, but it was Gandhi's ahimsavadi values, and Nehru's lust for power(need to write post on Chacha Nehru), which made him resign as INC's president in 1939.(and we need to learn from Gandhi and Nehru the lessons on democracy and tolerance?)
In 1934, Gandhi had requested a meeting with Sri Aurobindo(The world including most Indians are yet to discover the magnitude of this being!)
Sri Aurobindo refused to meet the Evolved Being in any circumstance, and the mother didn't feel it is worth to reply back to him[4].
Quote-Sri Aurobindo" If I have read his last letter to Govindbhai aright, his request was dictated by curiosity rather than anything else. If anybody expected him to come here seeking for Truth, it was absurd—he has his own fixed way of seeing things and is not likely to change it".
Bose was democratically elected as the President of INC in 1938, but it was Gandhi's ahimsavadi values, and Nehru's lust for power(need to write post on Chacha Nehru), which made him resign as INC's president in 1939.(and we need to learn from Gandhi and Nehru the lessons on democracy and tolerance?)
In 1934, Gandhi had requested a meeting with Sri Aurobindo(The world including most Indians are yet to discover the magnitude of this being!)
Sri Aurobindo refused to meet the Evolved Being in any circumstance, and the mother didn't feel it is worth to reply back to him[4].
Quote-Sri Aurobindo" If I have read his last letter to Govindbhai aright, his request was dictated by curiosity rather than anything else. If anybody expected him to come here seeking for Truth, it was absurd—he has his own fixed way of seeing things and is not likely to change it".
Osho Rajneesh on MKG -"I may not agree with his truth, but I cannot say that he was not truthful. Whatsoever was truth to him, he was full of it.
It is a totally different matter that I don't think his truth to be of any worth, but that is my problem, not his. He never lied. I respect his truthfulness, although he knows nothing of the truth"
BR Ambedkar's words " I insist that if I hate Mr Gandhi and Mr Jinnah – I dislike them, I do not hate them – it is because I love India more. That is the true faith of a nationalist. I have hopes that my countrymen will some day learn that the country is greater than the men, that the worship of Mr Gandhi or Mr Jinnah and service to India are two very different things and may even be contradictory of each other.”
I don't agree to the point that a politician should be the Father of our Nation, but if it is so, it should have been Dr. B R Ambedkar.
To sum up MK Gandhi, you need to admire, appreciate his 3 monkeys, Don't see anything bad, don't say anything bad, don't hear anything bad. Lets live in the world of delusion, incompetency, foolishness, hypocrisy, ahimsa and moreover Secularism.
It is a totally different matter that I don't think his truth to be of any worth, but that is my problem, not his. He never lied. I respect his truthfulness, although he knows nothing of the truth"
BR Ambedkar's words " I insist that if I hate Mr Gandhi and Mr Jinnah – I dislike them, I do not hate them – it is because I love India more. That is the true faith of a nationalist. I have hopes that my countrymen will some day learn that the country is greater than the men, that the worship of Mr Gandhi or Mr Jinnah and service to India are two very different things and may even be contradictory of each other.”
I don't agree to the point that a politician should be the Father of our Nation, but if it is so, it should have been Dr. B R Ambedkar.
To sum up MK Gandhi, you need to admire, appreciate his 3 monkeys, Don't see anything bad, don't say anything bad, don't hear anything bad. Lets live in the world of delusion, incompetency, foolishness, hypocrisy, ahimsa and moreover Secularism.
P.S. Most of the content of the article is available online, some sources have been the Facebook Page of UpWord and Sriguru Rohit Arya.
There's also a very intersting article(long read) titled " Dismantling Sainthood: Ambedkar on Gandhi" by Anand Ranganathan:- https://swarajyamag.com/ideas/dismantling-sainthood-ambedkar-on-gandhi
The distortion of his true nature and his image of Mahatma worldwide is just amusing, hopefully his 150th birthday celebrations would be the last nail in the coffin, which should have been buried a long time back.
Remembering Lal Bahadur Shastri on his Jayanti!- My post from last year on him- https://himanshuagarwal97.blogspot.com/2018/10/forgotten-heroes-of-bharat-1.html
Godse's Final Address:Why I killed Gandhi:- https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/why-i-killed-gandhi-godses-final-address?fbclid=IwAR3ClnemG0Lpy-mjPPJW0Li-JFIcFyZkF8nVc9Lx3ZYoyXWid_wlj6UGVvE
[1] - https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/thrill-of-the-chaste-the-truth-about-gandhis-sex-life-1937411.html?fbclid=IwAR13-4fWsOgTfN5srWCu6zQqjFTkwMmqwHUEP7gyKTJC8xAxACApMQ_setQ
[2] - https://bharatendu.com/2008/08/29/the-hoax-called-vasudhaiva-kutumbakam-1-hitopadesha/
[3]- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somnath_temple#History_of_the_temple
[4] - https://auromere.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/mahatma-gandhis-aborted-1934-attempt-to-meet-sri-aurobindo/?fbclid=IwAR1aN6_KS-tHRxOaJ8oCTXHJcSHITPz76F9-Vus3sgmWdST9D3jhkHDI66o
[3]- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somnath_temple#History_of_the_temple
[4] - https://auromere.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/mahatma-gandhis-aborted-1934-attempt-to-meet-sri-aurobindo/?fbclid=IwAR1aN6_KS-tHRxOaJ8oCTXHJcSHITPz76F9-Vus3sgmWdST9D3jhkHDI66o

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