MAHATMA GANDHI and WHALES

 Gandhi's thoughts with special reference to our remaining whale populations.

"A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks, he becomes."

                                                           Mahatma Gandhi

"A 'NO' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'YES' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble."

                                                          Mahatma Gandhi

"Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul."

                                                         Mahatma Gandhi

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And what about tomorrow?

 We treat the world around us as if we had another place to go when we are finished here.

Well, we don't.

"Your tomorrow depends entirely on what you do today."
                                                                                    Mahatma Gandhi

"There is no such thing as 'too insane' unless others turn up dead due to your actions."
                                                        Mahatma Gandhi

"What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another."
                                                                      Mahatma Gandhi

"In a gentle way, you can shake the world."
                                                   Mahatma Gandhi

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The love of Nature comes from a spirituality deep within.

 


The love of and understanding of Nature come from a spirituality deep within. I feel pity for those of us who leave it buried and never discover the real world around us.

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
                                                                             Mahatma Gandhi

The microscopic shell of a marine protozoa displays incredible beauty.

"Spiritual relationship is far more precious than physical. Physical relationship divorced from spiritual is body without soul."
                                                                             Mahatma Gandhi

We, like other primates, share feelings of love for others.

"What do I think of Western civilization? I think it would be a very good idea."
                                                                             Mahatma Gandhi

 An annual whale hunt attracts morbid curiosity in the face of overwhelming world disapproval.

"As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves."
                                                                            Mahatma Gandhi
 

 An oil refinery stands in stark contrast to incredible natural beauty.

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Gandhi offers insight into today's world.

When I read the paper or watch the news I am troubled by not what I hear but by what it means.

Gandhi offers insight into today's world.

 Blue surgeon fish on a coral reef

"Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's needs, but not every man's greed."

                                                                                                 Mahatma Gandhi

'Christmas tree' worms

"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."
                                                                                                 Mahatma Gandhi

 The Great Barrier Reef is now threatened by pollution and port development.

"Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts."

                                                                                                Mahatma Gandhi



 

 The Leatherback turtle is nearing extinction because of man.

 "The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated."

                                                                                               Mahatma Gandhi




  

Read all of Gandhi's quotes about Nature on this blog site.

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Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.
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Are humans so afraid of their weaknesses that they cannot tolerate greatness nor intelligence in other beings?

Mahatma Gandhi had much to say about man and the environment. I'm sure he would be appalled at the way we treat other living things in our 'enlightened' world.

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."

                                                              Mahatma Gandhi

"You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean: if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty."

                                                                                                    Mahatma Gandhi

"A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, he becomes."

                                                                 Mahatma Gandhi

"Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth."

                                                            Mahatma Gandhi

"It has always been a mystery to me how men can feel themselves honoured by the humiliation of their fellow beings."

                                                                Mahatma Gandhi

 

"Where there is love there is life."

                                                                  Mahatma Gandhi

To see some of the other things Gandhi had to say about nature, check out other posts in this blog.

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Mahatma Gandhi was one of the world's great leaders. Surprisingly, he had much to say that applies to how man fits into his environment.

There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts.
                                                     Mahatma Gandhi
                                                                                                                  

Butchering a Blue Whale on a whaling ship.

When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of a creator.

                                                      Mahatma Gandhi

 The Andaman Sea provides incredible sunsets almost every night

Before the throne of the Almighty, man will be judged not by his acts but by his intentions. For God alone reads our hearts.

                                                       Mahatma Gandhi

The clearing of rainforest for oil palm plantations has removed nearly half of this 10,000,000 year old ecosystem

The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
                                                   Mahatma Gandhi
 

 Whale sharks are the largest fish to swim in the world's oceans. This one was killed only for its fins and the shark fin soup they will provide at an Asian party

 The good man is the friend of all living things.

                                                  Mahatma Gandhi

 A crinoid or feather star on a coral reef

There is sufficiency in the world for man's need but not for man's greed.

                                                  Mahatma Gandhi

 Reef fish (Lutjanids)schooling over beds of coral

There is more to life than increasing its speed.

                                                                              Mahatma Gandhi

  

A close-up view of a slow moving sea urchin's skin reveals a world of miniature structures of incredible beauty

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