"인류에 대한 믿음을 잃어서는 안 됩니다. 인류는 바다와 같습니다. 바닷물 몇 방울이 더러워진다고 해서 바다 전체가 더러워지는 것은 아닙니다."
"우리가 하는 일과 우리가 할 수 있는 일의 차이만으로도 세계의 대부분 문제를 해결하기에 충분할 것입니다."
"만약 내게 유머 감각이 없었다면, 나는 오래 전에 자살했을 것이다."
마하트마 간디에 대해서는 긴 소개가 필요 없습니다. 1947년 인도 국민을 영국의 지배로부터 독립으로 이끈 인물에 대해서는 누구나 알고 있습니다.
그러면 마하트마 간디의 제가 가장 좋아하는 몇 가지 조언을 들어보겠습니다.
1. 자신을 바꿔라.
"세상에서 보고 싶은 변화의 주인공은 바로 당신입니다."
"인간으로서 우리의 위대함은 세상을 바꿀 수 있는 능력에 있는 것이 아닙니다. 이는 원자력 시대의 신화입니다. 하지만 우리 자신을 바꿀 수 있는 능력에 있습니다."
자신을 바꾸면 세상이 바뀝니다. 생각을 바꾸면 감정과 행동도 바뀝니다. 그렇게 당신 주변의 세상도 바뀝니다. 새로운 생각과 감정의 렌즈를 통해 주변 환경을 바라볼 뿐만 아니라, 내면의 변화를 통해 기존의 사고방식에 갇혀 있을 때는 생각조차 하지 못했을, 어쩌면 생각조차 하지 못했을 방식으로 행동할 수 있기 때문입니다.
그리고 자신을 바꾸지 않고 외면만 바꾸는 것의 문제점은, 당신이 노력해 온 변화에 도달했을 때에도 여전히 당신 자신일 뿐이라는 것입니다. 당신의 결점, 분노, 부정성, 자기 파괴적 성향 등은 여전히 그대로 남아 있을 것입니다.
그래서 이 새로운 상황에서도 당신의 마음은 여전히 부정적인 것들로 가득 차 있기에, 바라던 것을 찾지 못할 것입니다. 그리고 자아에 대한 통찰력과 거리를 두지 않고 더 많은 것을 얻으면, 자아는 더욱 강력해질 수 있습니다. 당신의 자아는 세상을 나누고, 적을 찾고, 분리를 조장하는 것을 좋아하기 때문에, 당신의 삶과 세상에 더 많은 문제와 갈등을 만들어내려고 할 수 있습니다.
2. 당신이 통제권을 갖습니다.
"내 허락 없이는 누구도 나를 해칠 수 없어."
당신이 무엇을 느끼고 어떤 것에 어떻게 반응하는지는 항상 당신에게 달려 있습니다. 다양한 상황에 반응하는 데에는 "정상적"이거나 공통적인 방식이 있을 수 있습니다. 하지만 대부분은 그게 전부일 뿐입니다.
거의 모든 것에 대해 생각, 반응, 감정을 스스로 선택할 수 있습니다. 당황하거나, 과민하게 반응하거나, 심지어 부정적으로 반응할 필요는 없습니다. 항상, 혹은 즉시 반응할 필요는 없습니다. 때로는 반사적으로 반응할 수도 있고, 오래된 생각의 습관이 들 수도 있습니다.
그리고 자신 외의 그 누구도 당신의 감정을 실제로 통제할 수 없다는 것을 깨달으면서, 이러한 생각을 일상생활에 접목하고 생각의 습관으로 키워나갈 수 있습니다. 시간이 지날수록 더욱 강해질 수 있는 습관이죠. 이렇게 하면 삶이 훨씬 더 수월해지고 즐거워질 것입니다.
3. 용서하고 놓아주세요.
"약한 자는 결코 용서할 수 없다. 용서는 강한 자의 속성이다."
"눈에는 눈으로 하는 것은 결국 온 세상을 실명시키는 것일 뿐입니다."
악에 악으로 맞서는 것은 아무에게도 도움이 되지 않습니다. 앞서 말했듯이, 어떤 일에 어떻게 반응할지는 항상 당신이 선택해야 합니다. 이러한 사고 습관을 삶에 점점 더 많이 접목할 때, 당신과 다른 사람들에게 더 유용한 방식으로 반응할 수 있습니다.
과거를 용서하고 놓아주는 것이 당신과 당신 주변 사람들에게 큰 도움이 된다는 것을 당신은 알고 있습니다. 그리고 그 경험에서 얻을 수 있는 교훈을 얻은 후에는 부정적인 기억에 시간을 허비하는 것은 아무런 도움이 되지 않습니다. 오히려 더 큰 고통을 겪게 되고, 지금 이 순간 행동하지 못하게 될 것입니다.
용서하지 않으면 과거와 다른 사람이 당신의 감정을 지배하게 됩니다. 용서함으로써 당신은 그러한 속박에서 벗어날 수 있습니다. 그리고 나서, 예를 들어 다음 문제에 온전히 집중할 수 있습니다.
4. 행동하지 않으면 어디에도 갈 수 없습니다.
"조금의 연습은 엄청난 설교보다 가치가 있다."
행동하지 않으면 아무것도 이룰 수 없습니다. 하지만 행동하는 것은 어렵고 힘들 수 있습니다. 내면의 저항이 클 수도 있습니다.
그래서 간디가 말했듯이 설교에 의지할 수도 있고, 끝없이 읽고 공부할 수도 있습니다. 그러면서도 앞으로 나아가는 것 같은 기분을 느낄 수도 있습니다. 하지만 실제 삶에서는 실질적인 결과를 거의 얻지 못하거나 전혀 얻지 못할 수도 있습니다.
그러니까, 진정으로 원하는 곳에 도달하고 자신과 세상을 진정으로 이해하려면 연습이 필요합니다. 책은 대부분 지식을 가져다줄 뿐입니다. 스스로 행동하고 그 지식을 결과와 이해로 전환해야 합니다.
이 문제를 극복하는 데 도움이 되는 몇 가지 효과적인 팁을 "더 많은 행동을 취하는 방법: 9가지 강력한 팁" 에서 확인할 수 있습니다. 또는 지금까지 제가 발견한 더 많은 행동을 취하는 데 가장 효과적인 팁에 대해 더 자세히 알아보려면 다음 항목으로 넘어가셔도 됩니다.
5. 이 순간을 소중히 여기세요.
"저는 미래를 예견하고 싶지 않습니다. 현재를 돌보는 데만 관심이 있습니다. 신께서는 저에게 다음 순간을 통제할 수 있는 권한을 주지 않으셨습니다."
행동을 멈추게 하는 내면의 저항을 극복하는 가장 좋은 방법은 가능한 한 현재에 머무르고 수용하는 것입니다.
왜냐고요? 바로 지금 이 순간에 집중하면 어차피 통제할 수 없는 다음 순간에 대해 걱정하지 않게 됩니다. 그리고 자신의 행동으로 인해 부정적인 미래의 결과를 상상하거나 과거의 실패를 되새기면서 행동에 대한 저항감이 사라지게 됩니다. 그래서 행동을 취하고, 지금 이 순간에 집중하여 더 나은 성과를 내는 것이 더 쉬워집니다.
지금 이 순간으로 빠르게 돌아가는 방법에 대한 팁을 보려면 "현재 순간으로 돌아가는 8가지 방법" 을 살펴보세요. 그리고 지금 이 순간과 다시 연결되고 그 안에 머무르는 것은 정신적 습관, 즉 근육과 같은 것이며, 이는 당신이 키워나가는 것입니다. 시간이 지남에 따라 이 습관은 더욱 강력해지고 현재 순간에 더 쉽게 몰입할 수 있게 해 줍니다.
6. 모든 사람은 인간입니다.
"저는 다른 모든 인간들처럼 실수를 저지르기 쉬운 단순한 사람이라고 주장합니다. 하지만 저는 제 잘못을 고백하고 제 발걸음을 되돌릴 만큼 겸손함을 가지고 있다고 자부합니다."
"자신의 지혜에 지나치게 확신하는 것은 현명하지 않습니다. 가장 강한 자도 약해질 수 있고, 가장 현명한 자도 실수를 할 수 있다는 것을 기억하는 것이 좋습니다."
아무리 놀라운 성과를 냈다 하더라도, 사람들을 신화로 만들기 시작하면 그들과 단절될 위험이 있습니다. 서로 너무 다르기 때문에 그들과 비슷한 것을 결코 이룰 수 없을 것 같은 생각이 들 수 있습니다. 따라서 누구든 사람은 결국 하나의 인간이라는 점을 명심하는 것이 중요합니다.
그리고 저는 우리 모두 인간이고 실수를 저지르기 쉽다는 것을 기억하는 것이 중요하다고 생각합니다. 사람들에게 불합리한 기준을 적용하는 것은 세상에 불필요한 갈등을 더 만들고 내면에 부정적인 감정만 불러일으킬 뿐입니다.
자신이 저지른 실수에 대해 자책하는 쓸모없는 습관에 빠지지 않으려면 이 점을 기억하는 것도 중요합니다. 대신, 어디에서 잘못되었는지, 그리고 그 실수에서 무엇을 배울 수 있는지 명확하게 파악하세요. 그리고 다시 시도하세요.
7. 끈기 있게 노력하세요.
"처음에는 당신을 무시하고, 그 다음에는 당신을 비웃고, 그 다음에는 당신과 싸우고, 그러면 당신이 승리합니다."
끈기를 가지세요. 시간이 지나면 주변의 반대는 사라지고 사라질 것입니다. 그리고 당신을 억제하고 항상 그랬던 것처럼 유지하려는 내면의 저항과 자기 파괴적인 성향도 점점 약해질 것입니다.
정말 좋아하는 일을 찾으세요. 그러면 계속 나아가고, 또 나아가고, 또 나아가는 내면의 동기를 찾을 수 있을 것입니다. "동기 부진에서 벗어나는 방법" 과 "스스로에게 동기를 부여하는 25가지 간단한 방법" 에서 동기를 유지하는 방법에 대한 유용한 팁도 많이 찾을 수 있습니다.
간디가 비폭력주의로 그토록 성공할 수 있었던 이유 중 하나는 그와 그의 추종자들이 끈기 있게 노력했기 때문입니다. 그들은 결코 포기하지 않았습니다.
성공이나 승리는 생각만큼 빨리 찾아오지 않습니다. 사람들이 원하는 것을 얻지 못하는 이유 중 하나는 너무 일찍 포기하기 때문이라고 생각합니다. 목표 달성에 필요한 시간이 실제로 필요한 시간과는 다르기 때문입니다. 이러한 잘못된 믿음은 부분적으로 우리가 사는 세상에서 비롯됩니다. 마법의 약으로 가득한 세상에서, 광고는 단 30일 만에 많은 체중을 감량하거나 많은 돈을 벌 수 있다고 끊임없이 약속합니다. 이에 대한 자세한 내용은 "많은 사람들이 저지르는 한 가지 큰 실수" 에서 확인할 수 있습니다.
마지막으로, 끈기를 유지하는 데 유용한 팁 하나는 이 글에서 간디의 세 번째 명언을 듣고 유머 감각을 유지하는 것입니다. 가장 힘든 시기에도 유머 감각은 상황을 좀 더 밝게 만들어 줄 수 있습니다.
8. 사람들의 좋은 점을 보고 그들을 도와주세요.
"나는 오직 사람들의 좋은 면만을 바라볼 뿐이다. 나 자신도 흠이 없지 않으니, 감히 남의 단점을 캐내려 하지 않겠다."
"인간은 동료 인간의 복지를 위해 일하는 정도에 따라 위대해진다."
"예전에는 리더십이란 근육을 뜻했을 겁니다. 하지만 오늘날에는 사람들과 잘 지내는 것을 뜻하죠."
사람들에게는 거의 항상 좋은 면이 있습니다. 그리고 그렇지 않은 면들도 있죠. 하지만 무엇에 집중할지 선택할 수 있습니다. 그리고 개선을 원한다면 사람들의 좋은 면에 집중하는 것이 유용한 선택입니다. 또한 세상과 관계가 더 즐겁고 긍정적으로 변하면서 삶이 더 수월해질 것입니다.
그리고 사람들의 좋은 점을 보면 그들에게 도움이 되고자 하는 마음이 더 강해집니다. 다른 사람들에게 도움을 주고 가치를 부여함으로써, 그들의 삶을 더 나아지게 할 뿐만 아니라, 시간이 지남에 따라 당신이 베푸는 만큼의 보상을 받게 됩니다. 그리고 당신이 돕는 사람들은 다른 사람들을 돕고자 하는 마음이 더 강해질 것입니다. 그렇게 여러분은 함께 성장하고 더욱 강해지는 긍정적인 변화의 상승 나선을 만들어 갑니다.
사회적 기술을 강화하면 더 영향력 있는 사람이 되고, 이러한 상승 곡선을 더욱 강력하게 만들 수 있습니다. 이와 관련하여 유용한 조언을 얻을 수 있는 몇 가지 글은 "Do You Make These 10 Mistakes in a Conversation?" 과 "Dale Carnegie's Top 10 Tips for Improving Your Social Skills" 입니다. 아니면 바로 다음 팁으로 넘어갈 수도 있습니다.
9. 일관성을 유지하고, 진실하고, 진정한 자신이 되세요.
"행복이란 생각, 말, 행동이 조화를 이루는 것입니다."
"언제나 생각과 말과 행동의 완벽한 조화를 목표로 삼으세요. 항상 생각을 정화하는 데 집중하세요. 그러면 모든 것이 잘 될 것입니다."
사회성을 향상시키는 가장 좋은 방법 중 하나는 일관성 있게 행동하고 진솔하게 소통하는 것이라고 생각합니다. 사람들은 진솔한 소통을 정말 좋아하는 것 같습니다. 생각, 말, 행동이 일치할 때 내면의 즐거움이 훨씬 커집니다. 스스로에 대해 강인하고 긍정적인 감정을 느끼게 됩니다.
말과 생각이 일치하면 의사소통에서도 그 모습이 드러납니다. 이제 목소리의 톤과 바디 랭귀지(어떤 사람들은 이것이 의사소통의 90% 이상이라고 말합니다)가 말과 일치하게 되기 때문입니다.
이러한 채널들이 잘 연결되면 사람들은 당신의 말을 진심으로 경청하는 경향이 있습니다. 모순이나 모호한 메시지, 혹은 어쩌면 허세 같은 것 없이 소통하고 있는 것입니다.
또한, 당신의 행동이 당신이 전달하는 내용과 일치하지 않으면, 당신이 할 수 있다는 믿음에 상처를 입기 시작합니다. 그리고 다른 사람들의 믿음도 마찬가지입니다.
10. 지속적으로 성장하고 발전하세요.
"끊임없는 발전은 삶의 법칙이며, 일관성을 유지하기 위해 항상 자신의 교리를 고수하려는 사람은 스스로를 잘못된 입장으로 몰아가는 것입니다."
당신은 언제든 자신의 기술이나 습관을 개선하고, 자신의 평가를 재평가할 수 있습니다. 자신과 세상에 대해 더 깊이 이해할 수 있습니다.
물론, 때로는 일관성이 없어 보이거나 자신이 무엇을 하고 있는지 모르는 것처럼 보일 수도 있습니다. 일관성 있게 행동하거나 진실되게 소통하는 데 어려움을 겪을 수도 있습니다. 하지만 그렇지 않으면 간디가 말했듯이 잘못된 위치에 빠지게 됩니다. 일관성을 유지하려고 기존의 관점을 고수하거나 고집하지만, 내면에서는 무언가 잘못되었다는 것을 깨닫는 상황 말입니다. 그런 상황은 결코 즐겁지 않습니다. 성장하고 발전하는 것을 선택하는 것이 더 행복하고 유용한 길입니다.
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Thank you for sharing Amazing thoughts of Mahatma Gandhi.
Well some has praised and some has criticized this old Indian man, who was born in (Gujarat) India in 1869, he came to London in 1888 to get higher education and study Law also qualified as a Lawyer in England, matured and kind man care for his principle of Humanity in very early era; with due respect for all religions with strong belief in Truth, Non Violence and Forgiveness! He fight on these principles and had successful victory, and whole world has recognized and respected him as a Hero! Isn't it good enough to appreciate others good view ! Critics hardly see or learn from good qualities found in others !
Gandhi never said be the change. American
Arleen Lorrance wrote it in 1971
Whether quoting Ghandi or not, this is all good and inspiring advice. I don't know much about the man, I've heard good and bad. But the bottom line is, we need more positive thinking in the world. That's a really hard thing to come by these days, bad news around every corner for some of us. I've found my most positive changes begin when I change my own mind or allow someone else to inspire me. Thank you for your inspiration.
You said "Mahatma Gandhi needs no long introduction. Everyone knows about the man who lead the Indian people to independence from British rule in 1947."
This statement may be true for many but not the young generation becoming leaders today. We must continue to educate the children (the future) in order to help the world. Each breathing living person needs the strengthening balm of peace (awareness of peace) to become part of an ever evolving civilization.
I love this article, and agree with the concepts you've posted here.
That being said, Gandhi did NOT say "be the change you want to see in the world." See here for details: https://josephranseth.com/g...
"Be the change" does capture the essence of his teachings, and your article is a powerful resource for anyone wanting to self-purify and positively impact others in profound ways. (I'm just on a bit of a mission to clarify the mis-attribution of Gandhi's quote.)
Keep up the great work!
LATTERLY, MUCH HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT THE NEGATIVES OF THE PRE-INDEPENDENCE LEADER-SOME CALLING HIM A CLOSETED GAY. OTHERS DESCRIBING HIM AS RACIST.............THE MANY WHO HAVE COME TO REVERE HIM, NOW SOMEWHAT STUNNED AT THE ALLEGATIONS
Please stop portraying Ghandi as a prophet by lying and associating others motivational stories and quotes to him. Gando's stories of racism, slavery, women rights abuses in Africa are known all over the world and easily available on Internet. Please research a little before and be truthful before coming up with such stuff.
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Thanks for the informative article. Being the change!!
It is ironic that sometimes people who think highly of other 'leaders' ignore their bad qualities but tend to focus on the negatives of Gandhi which he, as a human, had, in his earlier life. For those, I say, correct your behavior first, before you criticize people who have done majority good!
Amazing how wise words remain wise words - truth remains truth no matter when it is spoken or heard. Good words for right now - thank you, Mahatma Gandi.
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"5. Take care of this moment."
Yes, and yet keep a very watchful eye on both the past and the future. Living in the moment is often like a gift, much as a walk on the beach, or reading a fascinating book of fiction. If we are open to the miracles present in each moment, amazing possibilities are available. And yet, we are forging a future based on our attention to all three - the past, the present, and the future. Take care of this moment for the future is contained in each and every step, and many clues to a better life beyond mere existence are laid down in both the misery and triumphs of the past. If we aren't "taking care" of our attention on both the past and the future, we close the door to evolving enlightenment. Meditation and awareness on this moment are wonderful and necessary, and yet will never be enough for humanity to rise from the lessons hidden in the past or the limits placed on the present.
Take care of the past, and the present, and walk purposefully into a future that "you", one-by-one person at a time, want to be living, forged with your actions in the present, or you will wake up in a world not of "your" making. You will be living in a future planned and executed by those who did keep a watchful eye on the future by, indeed, taking care of this moment. Someone is and will be taking care of the future. Make it you. Make your present moment count in "your" future. Make it a future that you want to live within. And start working and living toward it now, right now, in the present.
Decide to take care of the past, present, and the future. Don't be blindsided by someone else's dream for the future, and especially when the ideas of some upholds the supposedly superior and entitled, and disrespects and disempowers others, or that is disrespectful of some human beings, all life forms, or that attempts to commodify and profit from the great "gift" of life, that damages and destroys the dignity and intrinsic worth of peoples, cultures, lands, creatures, fish, insects, plants, trees, forests, soils, waters, air, and life itself from our shared planet home.
Wake up yourself instead.
You are the future, living and working in the present, and learning from the past.
Make good use of both the past and the present to create a better future for you and for all than we have in this current moment in time of our human and planetary history.
We are blessed to have this moment to begin building a better world.
Give thanks for your life, and begin building a future that is truthful, just, merciful, and good. A future of truth, goodness, fullness, and abundance for all is begun with my hopes and dreams for the future, attention on the past, And the actions that I choose today.
Make your attention on the past, and your actions in the present count for the future we will all live within.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do
with your one wild and precious life?"
Create a wild and precious future for yourself and for all?
Don't back down from your future.
[Hide Full Comment]Rise. Embrace today, and live for the future.
It is your future, and you will be living it.
Make it a worthwhile and beautiful life for you and for all to live.
Begin now.
Keep your eye on the prize - life and love today, and for the future.
They are precious and priceless.
They are wild and free.
Don't lose sight of them.
Keep them vigilantly ever before you;
they will sustain you on your journey, and reveal both mystery and beauty.
They will lead and bring you home.
Life and love know the way.
Set them free to run, and follow.
Begin now in the present, planning a future
that arises, that shines as crystal, like diamond dewdust in sunlight for all to see,
hidden in whispered longings,
buried in the treasured and hard-earned lessons of the past,
present in the truly revelatory learning
and trail-blazing work of today,
that upholds unwaveringly
truth, justice, and mercy for all human beings and all of creation,
that is in love with the priceless
and abundant gift of life,
that refuses "the dying of the light",
rather rallies, to carry the light on high for all the world to see.
Be that light,
and the future is yours,
a wild and precious miracle of your making
to delight, embrace, treasure, and share with all.
Step 5...
Contradicts the previous 4 steps...
We are not puppets on a string waiting for God to move us here or there. God has given us "free will" so we may directly influence the very next moment in our lives as well as down the road. We are the product/essence of our actions, great and small and with such, we are, every single human being... Creators... and we reap what we sow...
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Great Mr. Henrik for this great understanding of Gandhi and his principles.
Gandhi was the biggest blunder in Indian History. selfish to the core imposing his will on the poor masses. The indian mess is the result of the blunders committed by gandhi.
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Callings" out during this short thing we call life.
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individuals, they are no different than you and I - so I battle daily to
make sure envy doesn't creep in and steal my passions and callings! May
it remind you to do the same!
Let us be people who don't allow envy to creep in and destroy the beautiful, amazing gifts we all have today!
[Hide Full Comment]just perfect
Bob Dylan captures
“I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won’t presume to probe into the faults of others.” in "Gotta Serve Somebody"
You may be an ambassador to England or France
You may like to gamble, you might like to dance
You may be the heavyweight champion of the world
You may be a socialite with a long string of pearls.
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But you're gonna have to serve somebody, yes
You're gonna have to serve somebody,
Well, it may be the devil or it may be the Lord
But you're gonna have to serve somebody.
Might be a rock'n' roll addict prancing on the stage
Might have money and drugs at your commands, women in a cage
You may be a business man or some high degree thief
They may call you Doctor or they may call you Chief.
But you're gonna . . .
You may be a state trooper, you might be an young turk
You may be the head of some big TV network
You may be rich or poor, you may be blind or lame
You may be living in another country under another name.
But you're gonna . . .
You may be a construction worker working on a home
You may be living in a mansion or you might live in a dome
You might own guns and you might even own tanks
You might be somebody's landlord you might even own banks.
But you're gonna . . .
You may be a preacher with your spiritual pride
You may be a city councilman taking bribes on the side
You may be working in a barbershop, you may know how to cut hair
You may be somebody's mistress, may be somebody's heir.
But you're gonna . . .
Might like to wear cotton, might like to wear silk
Might like to drink whiskey, might like to drink milk
You might like to eat caviar, you might like to eat bread
You may be sleeping on the floor, sleeping in a king-sized bed.
But you're gonna . . .
You may call me Terry, you may call me Jimmy
You may call me Bobby, you may call me Zimmy
You may call me R.J., you may call me Ray
You may call me anything but no matter what you say.
But you're gonna . . .
[Hide Full Comment]Gandhi's 10 Rules for Changing the World
[Hide Full Comment]•• Gandhi: 1. Change yourself: "You must be the change you want to see in the world. 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."
*BeiYin: 'Change yourself' is an advice that goes against the 'law of nature' in that every thing once established, tries to keep it's state. That this is also the case with human beings, we can observe all around and within ourselves. Every body holds on ones 'properties' and does every thing to get more if it, to be sure that it stays like it is. Why? Because humans are *identified* with what they 'own' and so they are getting their feeling of 'existence' out of it!
• So the advice 'change yourself' will only be used to get more of the already gathered and if possible in more advanced and sophisticated aspects, whatever this might be...
• We can't and we don't need to 'remake ourselves'! No manipulation is required on no level of our existence! Not with our body, our mind, our emotions and not at the outside world! We only need to become *aware* of our state of *being* within that we are in this moment and then *relate* and *respond* the best we are capable, knowing that we are limited in our knowledge, due to our still erroneous state of being!
•• Gandhi: 2. You are in control. “Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”
*BeiYin: That's what every body wants: 'To be in control'! To be able to protect oneself against every thing that might 'hurt' oneself in ones established existence! How one feels and how one reacts depends on ones established mindset and only of a small part one is conscious about. The subconscious part, about that one is absolutely NOT aware, causes one to react on every thing that shows up in ones daily life and so there is no control possible, only manipulation at the outside!
• That makes it clear, that we are all stuck within a straitjacket of our established mindset, even though we have the self image that we are 'free' and able to 'control' our life!
• We are living out of concepts, goals and values, that are the result of centuries of misinterpretation and manipulation. We are defending our erroneous properties, with that we are so strongly identified and we have a big arsenal of defense tricks, to hold on what we believe we are! We always give the reason for every thing, that might hurt us in our property, to the outside and others and so keeping ourselves as much untouched as possible.
•• Gandhi: 3. Forgive and let it go. “The weak can never forgive. - Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
*BeiYin: One can find for every thing a manipulation trick. You can see yourself as 'strong' and play this 'role', what includes that you can 'forgive' when you are hurt. With this tactic avoiding to look at yourself, realizing that you got hurt because you are conditioned and so dependent and weak. If you would *grow* through being *aware* of your conditioning by being able to use the encounter with others and your surrounding, then you would be thankful that they have caused your 'reactions' and so you would 'forgive' as part of your *understanding*, about yourself and the 'other'...
•• Gandhi: 4. Without action you aren't going anywhere. “An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.”
*BeiYin: An 'action' might be the result of a 'reaction' caused as an unconscious response, that then might cause an unwanted result that keeps one occupied and within the 'game'!
• Or ones 'action' is the result, when relating to a situation or condition, not necessarily reacting to spectacular aspects, but looking behind the appearance and then out of being responsible, acting in the best way one is capable. Knowing that the happening is a *challenge* as part of ones *growing*.
•• Gandhi: 5. Take care of this moment. “I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following.”
*BeiYin: 'The moment following' is the result of ones response to the moment right NOW. Then one can *relate* to this new moment and respond. When one reacts out of ones unconscious background, then the next 'moment' can serve oneself even stronger, as one might be pushed with ones nose into ones own misery! - Your 'God' will probably just laugh about your silliness...
•• Gandhi: 6. Everyone is human. “I claim to be a simple individual liable to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps. It is unwise to be too sure of ones own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.”
*BeiYin: The characteristic of 'humans' is, that they put labels on every thing and then believe that they know what it is all about. Then they can classify all their property and store it in their mindset. Getting their sense and feeling of EXISTENCE out of it! Not needing and avoiding, to realize that all is based on erroneous interpretation and manipulation since beginning of 'humankind'! They see themselves as 'advanced' beings, when they admit that they might commit 'errors', not being able to realize, that they are living in a self created fake reality!
•• Gandhi: 7. Persist. “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”
*BeiYin: Using this advice you can justify to hold on your established identification game and go on finding confirmation from the outside world and others.
•• Gandhi: 8. See the good in people and help them. “I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others. Man becomes great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his fellow-men. I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.”
*BeiYin: 'Leadership today' means telling people what they want to hear and so 'getting along' with them, using this to manipulate people for their own benefit! -
To look 'only at the good qualities of men' is just too silly. - Ones 'observation' must include ones own condition! One need to be *aware* of all conditions to be able to respond in an effective and creative way, outside and within oneself! And only when one is *aware* of ones *whole being* then one can see the outside and others in an *objective* way!
•• Gandhi: 9. Be congruent, be authentic, be your true self. “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.”
*BeiYin: These 'rules' were written more than seventy years ago! Now it becomes clear from where all those beautiful advanced 'quotes' with all those spiritual advises are coming from! And still without any information!
How possibly one can 'be authentic' and 'be ones true self'??? This advice only creates an even more sophisticated fake self image with that people can identify themselves and be busy trying to find confirmation for it when joining other 'like minded' and 'kindred spirits'!
Shouldn't it clear by now, that this is a survival game, keeping oneself going within ones fake reality?
So people can avoid to confront *reality* in their daily life and having the perfect survival trick always and every where at hand!
•• Gandhi: 10. Continue to grow and evolve. ”Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.”
*BeiYin: It doesn't need the advice to 'grow' and to 'keep growing'! What would help is the information and the understanding of it, that all *alive beings* are *growing*! And this for sure doesn't depend if you want this or NOT! One can observe the *growing* all around! In humans this is not so obvious, as they seem to be stuck in their present state of being. But also a beetle seems to be stuck when in the state of a cocoon, it is just a phase of transformation and then the moment will come, when the pressure from inside rises so much, breaking the stuck form and so the 'butterfly' can fly...
So better we *trust* our inbuilt *growing* force and then don't need to struggle to free ourselves so much!
We can also *trust* that the growing force is present every where in ones life and presents in any moment the opportunity to use every thing in ones daily life to *grow*! We should also 'know', that from our human side, there is resistance and we make ourselves blind by ignoring and rejecting what we don't 'like', because it doesn't confirm us in our established 'self image'.
So there should show up some essential and creative questions! The fact that there are hardly any doubts and so no questions, tells that one is not yet *ready* and must continue dreaming and struggling within ones 'cocoon' of illusions and ones 'self image'...
Or do you have an urgent, personal question? Then ask!
Gandhi's "10 Rules for Changing the World" and my comments on these...
•• Gandhi: 1. Change
yourself: "You must be the change you want to see in the world. 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."
*BeiYin: 'Change yourself' is an advice that goes
against the 'law of nature' in that every thing once established, tries
to keep it's state. That this is also the case with human beings, we can
observe all around and within ourselves. Every body holds on ones
'properties' and does every thing to get more if it, to be sure that it
stays like it is. Why? Because humans are *identified* with what they
'own' and so they are getting their feeling of 'existence' out of it!
• So the advice 'change yourself' will only be used to get more of the
already gathered and if possible in more advanced and sophisticated
aspects, whatever this might be...
• We can't and we don't need to
'remake ourselves'! No manipulation is required on no level of our
existence! Not with our body, our mind, our emotions and not at the
outside world! We only need to become *aware* of our state of *being*
within that we are in this moment and then *relate* and *respond* the
best we are capable, knowing that we are limited in our knowledge, due
to our still erroneous state of being!
•• Gandhi: 2. You are in control. “Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”
*BeiYin: That's what every body wants: 'To be in control'! To be able
to protect oneself against every thing that might 'hurt' oneself in ones
established existence! How one feels and how one reacts depends on ones
established mindset and only of a small part one is conscious about.
The subconscious part, about that one is absolutely NOT aware, causes
one to react on every thing that shows up in ones daily life and so
there is no control possible, only manipulation at the outside!
•
That makes it clear, that we are all stuck within a straitjacket of our
established mindset, even though we have the self image that we are
'free' and able to 'control' our life!
• We are living out of
concepts, goals and values, that are the result of centuries of
misinterpretation and manipulation. We are defending our erroneous
properties, with that we are so strongly identified and we have a big
arsenal of defense tricks, to hold on what we believe we are! We always
find and give the reason for every thing that might hurt us in our
property, to the outside and others and so keeping ourselves as much
untouched as possible.
•• Gandhi: 3. Forgive and let it go. “The
weak can never forgive. - Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong. An
eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
*BeiYin:
One can find for every thing a manipulation trick. You can see yourself
as 'strong' and play this 'role', what includes that you can 'forgive'
when you are hurt. With this tactic avoiding to look at yourself,
realizing that you got hurt because you are conditioned and so dependent
and weak. If you would *grow* through being *aware* of your
conditioning by being able to use the encounter with others and your
surrounding, then you would be thankful that they have caused your
'reactions' and so you would 'forgive' as part of your *understanding*,
about yourself and the 'other'...
•• Gandhi: 4. Without action you aren't going anywhere. “An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching.”
*BeiYin: An 'action' might be the result of a 'reaction' caused as an
unconscious response, that then might cause an unwanted result that
keeps one occupied and within the 'game'!
• Or ones 'action' is the
result, when relating to a situation or condition, not necessarily
reacting to spectacular aspects, but looking behind the appearance and
then out of being responsible, acting in the best way one is capable.
Knowing that the happening is a *challenge* as part of ones *growing*.
•• Gandhi: 5. Take care of this moment. “I do not want to foresee the
future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me
no control over the moment following.”
*BeiYin: 'The moment
following' is the result of ones response to the moment right NOW. Then
one can *relate* to this new moment and respond. When one reacts out of
ones unconscious background, then the next 'moment' can serve oneself
even stronger, as one might be pushed with ones nose into ones own shit!
- Your 'God' will probably just laugh about your silliness...
••
Gandhi: 6. Everyone is human. “I claim to be a simple individual liable
to err like any other fellow mortal. I own, however, that I have
humility enough to confess my errors and to retrace my steps. It is
unwise to be too sure of ones own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded
that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.”
*BeiYin:
The characteristic of 'humans' is, that they put labels on every thing
and then believe that they know what it is all about. Then they can
classify all their property and store it in their mindset. Getting their
sense and feeling of EXISTENCE out of it! Not needing and avoiding, to
realize that all is based on erroneous interpretation and manipulation
since beginning of 'humankind'! They see themselves as 'advanced'
beings, when they admit that they might commit 'errors', not being able
to realize, that they are living in a self created fake reality!
•• Gandhi: 7. Persist. “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”
*BeiYin: Using this advice you can justify to hold on your established
identification game and go on finding confirmation from the outside
world and others.
•• Gandhi: 8. See the good in people and help
them. “I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless
myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others. Man becomes
great exactly in the degree in which he works for the welfare of his
fellow-men. I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it
means getting along with people.”
*BeiYin: 'Leadership today' means
telling people what they want to hear and so 'getting along' with them,
using this to manipulate people for their own benefit! -
To look
'only at the good qualities of men' is just too silly. - Ones
'observation' must include ones own condition! One need to be *aware* of
all conditions to be able to respond in an effective and creative way,
outside and within oneself! And only when one is *aware* of ones *whole
being* then one can see the outside and others in an *objective* way!
•• Gandhi: 9. Be congruent, be authentic, be your true self. “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.”
*BeiYin:
These 'rules' were written more than seventy years ago! Now it becomes
clear from where all those beautiful advanced 'quotes' with all those
spiritual advises are coming from! And still without any information!
How possibly one can 'be authentic' and 'be ones true self'??? This
advice only creates an even more sophisticated fake self image with that
people can identify themselves and be busy trying to find confirmation
for it when joining other 'like minded' and 'kindred spirits'!
Shouldn't it clear by now, that this is a survival game, keeping oneself going within ones fake reality?
So people can avoid to confront *reality* in their daily life and
having the perfect survival trick always and every where at hand!
••
Gandhi: 10. Continue to grow and evolve. ”Constant development is the
law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order
to appear consistent drives himself into a false position.”
*BeiYin:
It doesn't need the advice to 'grow' and to 'keep growing'! What would
help is the information and the understanding of it, that all *alive
beings* are *growing*! And this for sure doesn't depend if you want this
or NOT! One can observe the *growing* all around! In humans this is not
so obvious, as they seem to be stuck in their present state of being.
But also a beetle seems to be stuck when in the state of a cocoon, it is
just a phase of transformation and then the moment will come, when the
pressure from inside rises so much, breaking the stuck form and so the
'butterfly' can fly...
So better we *trust* our inbuilt *growing* force and then don't need to struggle to free ourselves so much!
We can also *trust* that the growing force is present every where in
[Hide Full Comment]ones life and presents in any moment the opportunity to use every thing
in ones daily life to *grow*! We should also 'know', that from our human
side, there is resistance and we make ourselves blind by ignoring and
rejecting what we don't 'like', because it doesn't confirm us in our
established 'self image'.
So there should show up some essential
questions! The fact that there are hardly any doubts and so no
questions, tells that one is not yet *ready* and must continue dreaming
and struggling within ones 'cocoon' of illusions and self image...
Or do you have an urgent, personal question? Then ask!
Imitate Jesus,Gandhi ji the Mahatma imitated Jesus Christ the real humanist,Read Bible to know the meaning of life and to be a celebrity
Awesome... love it
I had a good friend email me these amazing 10 thoughts of a truly highly evolved human being. Mahatma Gandhi is that once in a thousand years gift that all of humanity was presented by god. I now would like to quote a modern contemporary Mr Neil Young; "When one comes to a fork in the road lets not curse the darkness, but instead lets light a candle for all to see their way to safety". Mahatma Gandhi within these 10 thoughts has lighted many candles for all of us to find our ways through our daily lives. Mark P Schiesser, 2-5-2014.
Do the simple things to make someone's life easier. Give a lift to a stranger at a busstop
Put the dustbin out for your elderly neighbour
I am always amazed that people are shocked by simple gestures
Thank you. It is rewarding, we are always growing. at the moment I am living a situation difficult to separate me from my partner; but over time I learned and lived part of these councils, other urgent situations, and I can attest, that put them into practice helps. most always pain or suffering, let us learning, but if we really want and have love and support from others, as well as, give value self, opens the doors of hope and us out of the vacuum and the pain. I am a believer, not religious. I feel that God is with me and give me the strengthens to be most happy, I bring my conviction and courage. We can glimpse a morning, knowing you live in the present. We owe to life, the world is full of beautiful things, light and shadow are part of the day, we know to take advantage of them. It is beautiful to see the view from the top, but the journey is equal to it, enjoy!
we follow gandhiji's 10 rules we can be like gandhiji a little
MAHATMA GANDHI WAS ONE OF MY MASTERS.
READ THIS MESSAGE
OF PEACE, LIGHT AND LOVE TO THE PRESIDENT
BARACK OBAMA (WITH CITATIONS FROM GANDHI):
MAKE THE PEACE, NOT THE WAR IN SYRIA!
"NO!" TO THE VIOLENCE! "NO!" TO THE AGGRESSION!
ALL THE WARS ARE VIOLENCE AND CRIMINALITY!
NO BROTHER IS ENTITLED OF KILLING ANOTHER BROTHER!
AND ALL OF US ARE BROTHERS FACE TO GOD'S LAWS!
THE FIRE DOESN'T FIGHT DOWN WITH FIRE BUT WITH WATER!
CHRIST'S GOSPEL IS LOVE AND GOD'S LAW IS LOVE!...
PEACE FOR AMERICA AND SYRIA!
* MESSAGE IN ENGLISH:
36: Message of Peace to Obama
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* THE MESSENGER OF GOLDEN AGE:
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PEACE, LOVE AND LIGHT FOR YOU!...
OM SHANTI!... ELI SHALOM!... DEEP PEACE!...
PAZ PROFUNDA!... PAIX PROFONDE!... TIEF FRIEDE!...
Prof. Astrophyl, a Wise from Portugal.
[Hide Full Comment]Ghandhi was biggest bastard who let the partition of India and Pakistan happened and all Indians and Pakistani are facing sever setback as millions dollars are spent on defense in both the countries. Gandhi bastards drove back Indian Independence by many years. If he has motivated people to take guns in hand and favored all those Armed Revolutionaries, India might got Independence 100 years before 1947.
Nobody give you anything free served in a dish special the Independence.
He was child sex maniac and use slept naked with girls.
Rott in Hell you Bastard.
The simple aim of all individuals is to find peace & prosperity, their effort often does not get fulfilled, yet the satisfaction is they try to achieve the impossible.
Thank you so much for not only the words, but the tie-in to Action and the extra thoughtfulness of including extended readings. <3
Keep it positive! Bless
While all of Ghandi's wisdom, and the insightful commentary, resonate with me, #10 truly pinpoints the place I find myself in now. An old belief keep tugging at me, while my inner, spiritual compass is gravitating me in a very different direction. It's been a challenge, but I'm learning to keep pressing forward. Thank you so much for this site!
This is one true sage that if humanity has plenty of the world would be a much more beautiful place in which to live.
Thank you for sharing the wisdom and insight of a truly stunning human being. I love the explanation of the quotes as well. Very extensive post. Thank you for your time!
thank you for this thoughtful article
If this can't be obtained they can at least be aspired to.
Great man and wise words. Great article. I may link to this in my own search for truths:
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It helped me. True words...
Thanks guys...yup, Ghandi's thoughts are with us for all time...here's to all of our tranformation...be kind to your thoughts...stay in the moment...rejoice in your simple things...one day at a time...
peace...