2011 Oct 02 Mahatma Gandhi -

Simple Living

High ThinkingA Presentation of select slides, from different sources,

with grateful thanks, by Prof. V. Viswanadham

Let us remind ourselves

of the great contribution

this MAHATMA has made

and

rededicate ourselves

to the noble values.

Gandhi’s Seven Blunders of the World:

Wealth without Work

Gandhi’s Seven Blunders of the World:Pleasure without Conscience

Gandhi’s Seven Blunders of the World:

Knowledge without Character

Gandhi’s Seven Blunders of the World:

Science without Humanity

Gandhi’s Seven Blunders of the World:

Commerce without Morality

Gandhi’s Seven Blunders of the World:

Worship without Sacrifice

Gandhi’s Seven Blunders of the World:

Politics without Principles

A Gandhian World:from Charity to Dignity

Gandhi for the 21st Century:Being the best for the world

Gandhi’s Mantra:

Understand the suffering of others Give wing to the fallenAbandon ego and pride

Serve the divinity within all

We follow Gandhi by fostering . . .

Freedom from Fear Freedom from Want Living in community; with Dignity In harmony with one another . . . And with the natural world

And it all starts with YOU . . .

. . . with the COURAGE of your convictions

Gandhi• Gandhi (1982) is a

biographical film about Mohandas ("Mahatma") Gandhi.

• This is considered to be the most acclaimed tribute to Mahatma Gandhi’s life.

Lage Raho Munna Bhai

• Lage Raho Munna Bhai (English: Carry on Munna Bhai) is a 2006 Indian musical comedy film.

• Munna Bhai begins to see the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi.

• Through his interactions with the image of Gandhi, he begins to practice what he calls Gandhigiri.

• Lage Raho Munna Bhai has had a strong cultural impact in India.

• Popularized Gandhism.

Conclusion

• Gandhi greatly influenced the world in his lifetime.

• He showed that one can fight their enemies without ever laying a finger on them.

• His example influenced many recognized people over the years.

• Most recognized being Martin Luther King Jr.

You all have the power to be the change you want to

see in the world!

All you need is . . .

inspiration. . .

And Action!

Gandhi batting

Einstein on GandhiMahatma Gandhi's life achievement stands unique in political history. He has invented a completely new and humane means for the liberation war of an oppressed country, and practised it with greatest energy and devotion…

We may all be happy and grateful that destiny gifted us with such an enlightened contemporary, a role model for the generations to come.

Source:The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Oct 2 has been declared by the UN asThe International Non Violence Day

Happy Birthday Gandhiji!

Gandhi

The Musings of the MahatmaAnswers for our Times

Adapted with grateful thanks by Prof. V. Viswanadham

The best way

to find yourself

is to lose yourself

in the service of others.

Happiness is

when what you think,

what you say,

and

what you do

are in harmony.

If we are to teach

real peace

in this world, and

if we are to carry on

a real war

against war,

we shall have to begin with the children.

I look only to the good qualities of

men.

Not being faultless myself,

I won't presume to probe into the faults

of others.

There is a sufficiency

in the world for man's need

but not for

man's greed.

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

In prayer

it is better

to have a heart without words

than words without a heart.

To give service to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.

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.

You

must be the change

you

wish to see

in the world.

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