Mohandas Karamachand Gandhi, one of the most influential figures in modern social and political activism, considered these traits to be the most spiritually perilous to humanity:
Wealth without Work
Pleasure without Conscience
Science without Humanity
Knowledge without Character
Politics without Principle
Commerce without Morality
Worship without Sacrifice
Our General Counsel Carolyn Betts uses this as the backdrop for an enlightening discussion about “dirty tricks” used in covert operations or spiritual warfare. Knowing about those tricks can help you understand what’s going on in the world, and better respond to one if you happen to be a target.
More about Gandhi and the seven deadly sins here.
These are super good articles with lots of specifics and many useful insights.
Gandhi is one of my idols. Been thinking of him a lot in these troubled times. Thanks for the above citation. I once read another piece of wisdom which would dovetail with his wise words which you have quoted and that is that ‘Central Bankers can be considered to know the price of everything but the value of nothing’.