7 DEADLY SINS BY MAHATMA GANDHI

Pope Gregory I issued a list of the Seven Deadly Sins – lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy, and pride – in 590 AD as a means of preventing the flock from wandering into the thorny fields of ungodliness. For all save the most devout, Pope Gregory's list now appears to be more of a description of cable TV programming than a guide to moral behaviour. 

Instead, consider Mahatma Gandhi, one of the great saints of the twentieth century. Gandhi presented a list of the Seven Social Sins in his weekly publication Young India on October 22, 1925. On their final day together, just before his assassination, he gave his grandson, Arun Gandhi, the identical list, scrawled on a piece of paper. The Seven Sins are as follows: 

  • Wealth without work.
  • Pleasure without conscience.
  • Knowledge without character.
  • Commerce without morality.
  • Science without humanity.
  • Religion without sacrifice.
  • Politics without principle.

Wealth without work: 

This refers to the practice of gaining something for nothing by manipulating markets and assets so that you don't have to labour or provide value to the world; instead, you may influence people and things. Today, there are professions built around making a lot of money without working, making a lot of money without paying taxes, taking advantage of free government programs without bearing a fair share of the financial burdens, and taking advantage of all the benefits of country citizenship and corporation membership without taking any of the risk or responsibility. 

Justice and judgment are inextricably linked, implying that the further you stray from natural principles, the worse your judgment will become. You end up with skewed perceptions. You begin to tell rational lies in order to explain why things work or don't work. You move away from "agricultural" legislation and into social and political settings.


Pleasure without conscience: 

One of the main attractions for today's executives is pleasure without conscience. On planes, I'll The eventual costs of indulgence without conscience are significant in terms of time and money, reputation, and damaging the hearts and minds of others who are negatively affected by those who only wish to indulge and fulfil themselves in the short term. Being dragged or lulled away from natural law without conscience is harmful. Conscience is the internal monitor of natural law and the repository of eternal truths and principles.


Knowledge without career: 

Much more hazardous than a little knowledge is a lot of information without a strong, principled character. Putting a high-powered sports car in the hands of a teenager who is high on drugs makes about as much sense as putting a high-powered sports car in the hands of a teenager who is high on drugs. Yet, all too frequently in the academic realm, we do exactly that by failing to focus on young people's character development.

People who are currently altering education are doing so by fostering consensus around a shared set of ideas, beliefs, and priorities, as well as deconstructing the high degree of specialization, departmentalization, and partisan politics that already exist.


Commerce without morality: 

If being true to oneself is the definition of morality, then as an entrepreneur or a business founder, you would only build a company that you believe will offer value to the market (society). The goal of a business is to provide greatness in your chosen profession, not only to make money. Furthermore, to offer a product or service that will improve the lives of its customers. Morality would also entail conducting business in a manner that is least detrimental to the environment, resulting in more efficient operations and increased productivity.

With this strategy, high-quality products and excellent customer service will become part of the company's DNA rather than having to be forced upon the employees. Good products and services would become ingrained in the culture, as would creating a fair, joyful, and productive workplace for employees.


Science without humanity: 

If science only focuses on technique and technology, it will swiftly devolve into a man vs humanity. Science's paradigms give rise to technologies. We become victims of our technocracy if there is a lack of comprehension of the higher human purposes that technology is attempting to serve. We witness otherwise intelligent people ascending the scientific achievement ladder, even though they are frequently missing the rung called humanity and leaning against the incorrect wall.

The majority of scientists who have ever lived or are alive today have contributed to the world's scientific and technological explosion. But if all they do is layer technology on top of the same old issues, nothing fundamental changes.


Religion without sacrifice: 

We can become engaged in a church but not in its gospel if we don't make a sacrifice. To put it another way, we are interested in the social façade of religion as well as the piety of religious acts. There is no actual walking with people, going the extra mile, or attempting to address our social issues, which threaten to undermine our economic structure. Serving the needs of others necessitates the sacrifice of one's pride and prejudice, among other things.

Members of a church or religion who perceive it as merely another hierarchical institution would lack a sense of service or inner work ship. Instead, they will be preoccupied with outward rituals and religious adornments. They aren't, however, God- or principle-centred.


Politics without principle: 

There is no true north, nothing to rely on if there is no principle. The personality ethic is focused on the quick building of an image that sells well in the social and commercial marketplace. Politicians spend millions of dollars to build an image, even if it is shallow and devoid of substance, Ain order to obtain votes and gain power. When it works, it results in a political system that is independent of the natural rules that should govern it.

In other words, they're describing self-evident laws that are outward, observable, natural, and unarguable. The key to achieving a healthy society is to align the social will, or value system, with the correct principles. The compass needle then points to true north, which represents the external or natural law, and the indication states that this is the foundation of our value system: they are aligned.


REFERENCES:

https://www.mkgandhi.org/mgmnt.htm

https://due.com/blog/gandhis-seven-deadly-sins/

https://www.homescapesonline.com/blog/business-without-morality-will-destroy-us-mahatma-gandhi/

https://www.emotivebrand.com/commerce-without-morality-2/



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