Mohandas or Mahatma?
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Mohandas is his proper name but Mahatma is an affectionate title meaning "Great Soul" which was given to him out of love and the wish to honor him
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- Three reasons to love Mohandas Gandhi
- Mohandas Gandhi Bio
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- Words Of Wisdom From Gandhi
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Gandhi on destruction
"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?"
What's your view?
Is Gandhi still relevant?
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PeaceStartsWithUs says:
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Posted July 14, 2008
RinchenChodron says:
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Posted June 06, 2008
universe32pr says:
His determination towards non violence,has change the world to some extend.
Posted May 25, 2008
LeslieBrenner says:
Gandhi's principles of nonviolence, non-exploitation and simplicity will always be relevant.
Posted May 04, 2008
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Gandhi in his own words
The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas
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Three reasons to love Mohandas Gandhi
2. His wisdom
3. His passion
Mohandas Gandhi Bio
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: ??????? ?????? ?????, ) (2 October 1869 ? 30 January 1948) was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of Satyagraha?resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non-violence?which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. He is commonly known around the world as Mahatma Gandhi (Sanskrit: ??????? mah?tm? or "Great Soul", an honorif...
What is an ascetic?
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Asceticism (Greek: ask?sis) describes a life-style characterized by abstinence from various sorts of worldly pleasures (especially sexual activity and consumption of alcohol) often with the aim of pursuing religious and spiritual goals. Indian religions (including yoga) teach that salvation and liberation involve a process of mind-body transformation that is effected through practicing restraint with respect to actions of body, speech and mind, whereas Christianity mandates that Jesus does this for them. The founders and earliest practitioners of these religions (e.g. Buddhism, Jainism, the Christian desert fathers) lived extremely austere lifestyles refraining from sensual pleasures and the accumulation of material wealth. This is to be understood not as an eschewal of the enjoyment of life but a recognition that spiritual and religious goals are impeded by such indulgence. Asceticism is closely related to the Christian concept of chastity and might be said to be the technical implementation of the abstract vows of renunciation. Those who practice ascetic lifestyles do not consider their practices as virtuous but pursue such a life-style in order to satisfy certain technical requirements for mind-body transformation. There is remarkable uniformity among the above religions with respect to the benefits of sexual continence. Religions teach that purifying the soul also involves purification of the body which thereby enables connection with the Divine and the cultivation of inner peace. In the popular imagination asceticism is considered a sort of perversion (self-flagellation by birch twigs as the archetypal stereotype of self-mortification) but the ask?sis enjoined by religion functions in order to bring about greater freedom in various areas of one's life, such as freedom from compulsions and temptations bringing about peacefulness of mind with a concomitant increase in clarity and power of thought.
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"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes"
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- WELCOME TO MAHATMA GANDHI ONE SPOT COMPLETE INFORMATION WEBSITE
- M.K.Gandhi, mahatma, Philosophy, non-violence, photographs of mahatma gandhi, Ghandi, Mahatma, Mohandas, peace, conflict resolution. Comprehensive site for Researchers Scholars Activists Students everyone. Includes a large collection of links on Gandhi Non-Violence Peace and Conflict Resolution.
- Project Gutenberg
- Gandhi's works
- GandhiServe Foundation - Mahatma Gandhi Research and Media Service
- Mahatma Gandhi's photographs, films, audio and video clips, and other media and information for research and education on peace and nonviolence (non-violence)
- Manas: History and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi
- Manas: History and Politics, Mahatma Gandhi
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony"
His story in his own words
Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth
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"Hate the sin, love the sinner"
Words Of Wisdom From Gandhi
A selection of quotations from Mahatma Gandhi
"Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes."
"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."
"Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well."
"I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life."
"Hate the sin, love the sinner."
"I want freedom for the full expression of my personality."
"Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress."
"In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth."
"Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy."
"It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err."
"One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds."
"Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it."
"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."
"You must be the change you want to see in the world."
"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."
"Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right."
"An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."
"It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence."
"What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?"
"Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary."
"As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it."
"Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress"
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"Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy"
Mohandas Gandhi Videos
Gandhi on violence
"I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent."
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RinchenChodron
Wow - 5 Stars! Thanks I love our freedom in America to express ourselves. Posted June 06, 2008 |
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eccles1
"Hate the sin, love the sinner" He really loved people he knew their potential Posted May 24, 2008 |
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triathlontraining
Great topic! He was a wonderful and inspiring human being. Posted May 13, 2008 |
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Great lens. Posted May 04, 2008 |
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Mohandas Gandhi Photo Album
Gandhi on humanity
"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."
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Gandhi An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments With Truth by Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi, Mahadev H. Desai
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