Mahatma Gandhi said that seven things will destroy us. The Seven Deadly Sins is a list that MK Gandhi published in his weekly newspaper Young India. Later, he gave this same list to his grandson, Arun Gandhi, written on a piece of paper, shortly before his assassination.

His son Arun Gandhi describes it as a list of "Seven Blunders of the World" that lead to violence.

The antidote to each of these "deadly sins" is based on natural principles and laws, not mere social or societal values. These...