"तुम्ही मानवतेवरील विश्वास गमावू नये. मानवता ही एक महासागर आहे; जर महासागराचे काही थेंब घाणेरडे असतील तर महासागर घाणेरडा होत नाही."
"आपण जे करतो आणि जे करण्यास सक्षम आहोत यातील फरक जगाच्या बहुतेक समस्या सोडवण्यासाठी पुरेसा असेल."
"जर मला विनोदाची जाणीव नसती तर मी खूप आधी आत्महत्या केली असती."
महात्मा गांधींना जास्त परिचयाची गरज नाही. १९४७ मध्ये भारतीय जनतेला ब्रिटीश राजवटीपासून स्वातंत्र्य मिळवून देणाऱ्या माणसाबद्दल सर्वांना माहिती आहे.
तर चला तर मग महात्मा गांधींच्या काही आवडत्या टिप्सकडे वळूया.
१. स्वतःला बदला.
"तुम्हाला जगात जो बदल पहायचा आहे तो तुम्हीच असला पाहिजे."
"माणूस म्हणून, आपली महानता जगाची पुनर्निर्मिती करण्यात नाही - ही अणुयुगाची मिथक आहे - तर स्वतःची पुनर्निर्मिती करण्यात आहे."
जर तुम्ही स्वतःला बदलले तर तुम्ही तुमचे जग बदलाल. जर तुम्ही तुमचा विचार बदललात तर तुम्ही कसे वाटते आणि तुम्ही कोणती कृती करता ते बदलेल. आणि त्यामुळे तुमच्या सभोवतालचे जग बदलेल. तुम्ही आता तुमच्या वातावरणाकडे विचार आणि भावनांच्या नवीन दृष्टिकोनातून पाहत आहात म्हणूनच नाही तर आतील बदल तुम्हाला अशा प्रकारे कृती करण्यास अनुमती देऊ शकतो ज्याबद्दल तुम्ही तुमच्या जुन्या विचारसरणीत अडकून नसता - किंवा कदाचित विचारही केला नसता -.
आणि स्वतःला न बदलता तुमचे बाह्य जग बदलण्याची समस्या अशी आहे की तुम्ही ज्या बदलासाठी प्रयत्न केले आहेत ते साध्य केल्यानंतरही तुम्ही तुम्हीच राहाल . तुमच्यात अजूनही तुमच्यातील दोष, राग, नकारात्मकता, स्वतःला तोडफोड करण्याच्या प्रवृत्ती इत्यादी कायम राहतील.
आणि म्हणूनच या नवीन परिस्थितीत तुम्हाला जे अपेक्षित होते ते मिळणार नाही कारण तुमचे मन अजूनही त्या नकारात्मक गोष्टींमध्ये रमलेले आहे. आणि जर तुम्ही तुमच्या अहंकाराची थोडीशी माहिती न घेता आणि त्यापासून दूर न जाता अधिक मिळवले तर ते अधिक शक्तिशाली होऊ शकते. तुमच्या अहंकाराला गोष्टी विभाजित करायला, शत्रू शोधायला आणि वेगळेपणा निर्माण करायला आवडते म्हणून ते तुमच्या जीवनात आणि जगात आणखी समस्या आणि संघर्ष निर्माण करण्याचा प्रयत्न करू शकते.
२. तुम्ही नियंत्रणात आहात.
"माझ्या परवानगीशिवाय कोणीही मला दुखवू शकत नाही."
तुम्हाला काय वाटते आणि तुम्ही एखाद्या गोष्टीवर कशी प्रतिक्रिया देता हे नेहमीच तुमच्यावर अवलंबून असते. वेगवेगळ्या गोष्टींवर प्रतिक्रिया देण्याचा "सामान्य" किंवा सामान्य मार्ग असू शकतो. पण बहुतेकदा तेवढेच असते.
तुम्ही जवळजवळ प्रत्येक गोष्टीसाठी तुमचे स्वतःचे विचार, प्रतिक्रिया आणि भावना निवडू शकता. तुम्हाला घाबरण्याची, अतिरेकी प्रतिक्रिया देण्याची किंवा अगदी नकारात्मक पद्धतीने प्रतिक्रिया देण्याची गरज नाही. कदाचित प्रत्येक वेळी किंवा लगेच नाही. कधीकधी एक अविचारी प्रतिक्रिया आपोआपच निघून जाते. किंवा जुनी विचार करण्याची सवय सुरू होते.
आणि जेव्हा तुम्हाला हे लक्षात येईल की तुमच्या बाहेरील कोणीही तुमच्या भावनांवर नियंत्रण ठेवू शकत नाही, तेव्हा तुम्ही हे विचार तुमच्या दैनंदिन जीवनात समाविष्ट करू शकता आणि ते विचारांच्या सवयी म्हणून विकसित करू शकता. ही सवय कालांतराने तुम्ही अधिकाधिक मजबूत होऊ शकता. असे केल्याने जीवन खूप सोपे आणि आनंददायी बनते.
३. माफ करा आणि सोडून द्या.
"कमजोर कधीच क्षमा करू शकत नाही. क्षमा करणे हे बलवानांचे गुणधर्म आहे."
"डोळ्यासाठी डोळा हा निर्णय संपूर्ण जगाला आंधळा बनवतो."
वाईटाशी वाईटाशी लढून कोणाचाही फायदा होणार नाही. आणि मागील टिपमध्ये म्हटल्याप्रमाणे, एखाद्या गोष्टीवर कशी प्रतिक्रिया द्यायची हे तुम्ही नेहमीच निवडता. जेव्हा तुम्ही अशा विचारांची सवय तुमच्या आयुष्यात अधिकाधिक समाविष्ट करू शकता तेव्हा तुम्ही अशा पद्धतीने प्रतिक्रिया देऊ शकता जी तुमच्यासाठी आणि इतरांसाठी अधिक उपयुक्त असेल.
तुम्हाला हे समजते की भूतकाळाला क्षमा करणे आणि सोडून देणे हे तुमचे आणि तुमच्या जगातील लोकांचे खूप मोठे कल्याण करेल. आणि त्या अनुभवातून शिकता येणारे धडे शिकल्यानंतर काही नकारात्मक आठवणीत वेळ घालवणे तुम्हाला मदत करणार नाही. तुम्ही कदाचित स्वतःला अधिक त्रास द्याल आणि या वर्तमान क्षणी कृती करण्यापासून स्वतःला पंगू कराल.
जर तुम्ही क्षमा केली नाही तर तुम्ही भूतकाळाला आणि दुसऱ्या व्यक्तीला तुमच्या भावनांवर नियंत्रण ठेवू देता. क्षमा करून तुम्ही त्या बंधनांपासून स्वतःला मुक्त करता. आणि मग तुम्ही पूर्णपणे लक्ष केंद्रित करू शकता, उदाहरणार्थ, पुढील मुद्द्यावर.
४. कृतीशिवाय तुम्ही कुठेही जाणार नाही.
"थोड्याशा सरावाचे मोल टन उपदेशापेक्षा जास्त आहे."
कृती न करता फार कमी काम होईल. तथापि, कृती करणे कठीण आणि कठीण असू शकते. अंतर्गत प्रतिकार खूप असू शकतो.
आणि म्हणून तुम्ही गांधीजी म्हणतात त्याप्रमाणे उपदेशाचा अवलंब करू शकता. किंवा अविरत वाचन आणि अभ्यास करू शकता. आणि असे वाटू शकते की तुम्ही पुढे जात आहात. पण प्रत्यक्ष जीवनात व्यावहारिक परिणाम फारसे मिळत नाहीत.
म्हणून, तुम्हाला खरोखर जिथे जायचे आहे तिथे पोहोचण्यासाठी आणि स्वतःला आणि तुमच्या जगाला खरोखर समजून घेण्यासाठी तुम्हाला सराव करणे आवश्यक आहे. पुस्तके बहुतेकदा तुम्हाला फक्त ज्ञान देऊ शकतात. तुम्हाला कृती करावी लागेल आणि त्या ज्ञानाचे परिणाम आणि समजुतीमध्ये रूपांतर करावे लागेल.
या समस्येवर मात करण्यासाठी तुम्ही काही प्रभावी टिप्स अधिक कृती कशी करावी: ९ शक्तिशाली टिप्स मध्ये पाहू शकता. किंवा मला आतापर्यंत सापडलेल्या अधिक कृती करण्यासाठी सर्वोत्तम टिप्सबद्दल अधिक जाणून घेण्यासाठी तुम्ही पुढील मुद्द्यावर जाऊ शकता.
५. या क्षणाची काळजी घ्या.
"मला भविष्याचा अंदाज घ्यायचा नाही. मला वर्तमानाची काळजी घेण्याची काळजी आहे. देवाने मला पुढील क्षणावर कोणतेही नियंत्रण दिलेले नाही."
आपल्याला कृती करण्यापासून रोखणाऱ्या अंतर्गत प्रतिकारावर मात करण्याचा सर्वोत्तम मार्ग मला सापडला आहे तो म्हणजे शक्य तितके वर्तमानात राहणे आणि स्वीकारणे.
का? बरं, जेव्हा तुम्ही सध्याच्या क्षणी असता तेव्हा तुम्हाला पुढच्या क्षणाची काळजी होत नाही, जो तुम्ही नियंत्रित करू शकत नाही. आणि तुमच्या कृतींच्या भविष्यातील नकारात्मक परिणामांची कल्पना केल्याने - किंवा भूतकाळातील अपयशांवर चिंतन केल्याने - कृतीला होणारा प्रतिकार कमी होतो. आणि त्यामुळे कृती करणे आणि या क्षणावर लक्ष केंद्रित करणे आणि चांगले प्रदर्शन करणे सोपे होते.
वर्तमानात किती लवकर पाऊल टाकायचे याबद्दलच्या टिप्ससाठी वर्तमान क्षणाकडे परतण्याचे ८ मार्ग पहा. आणि लक्षात ठेवा की वर्तमानाशी पुन्हा जोडणे आणि त्यात राहणे ही एक मानसिक सवय आहे - एक प्रकारची स्नायू - जी तुम्ही वाढवता. कालांतराने ती अधिक शक्तिशाली बनते आणि वर्तमान क्षणात जाणे सोपे करते.
६. प्रत्येकजण मानव आहे.
"मी स्वतःला इतर कोणत्याही मर्त्य माणसाप्रमाणे चूक करण्यास पात्र असलेला एक साधा माणूस असल्याचा दावा करतो. तथापि, मला हे मान्य आहे की माझ्यात माझ्या चुका कबूल करण्याइतकी आणि माझी पावले मागे घेण्याइतकी नम्रता आहे."
"स्वतःच्या शहाणपणाबद्दल जास्त खात्री बाळगणे मूर्खपणाचे आहे. सर्वात बलवान कमकुवत होऊ शकतो आणि सर्वात शहाणा चूक करू शकतो याची आठवण करून देणे आरोग्यदायी आहे."
जेव्हा तुम्ही लोकांबद्दल मिथकं बनवायला सुरुवात करता - जरी त्यांनी असाधारण परिणाम दिले असले तरी - तेव्हा तुम्ही त्यांच्यापासून वेगळे होण्याचा धोका पत्करता. तुम्हाला असे वाटू शकते की तुम्ही त्यांच्यासारख्या गोष्टी कधीच साध्य करू शकत नाही कारण ते खूप वेगळे आहेत. म्हणून हे लक्षात ठेवणे महत्त्वाचे आहे की प्रत्येकजण फक्त एक माणूस आहे, मग तो कोणीही असो.
आणि मला वाटते की हे लक्षात ठेवणे महत्त्वाचे आहे की आपण सर्व मानव आहोत आणि चुका करण्याची प्रवृत्ती आहे. लोकांना अवास्तव मानकांवर धरल्याने तुमच्या जगात अनावश्यक संघर्ष आणि तुमच्या आत नकारात्मकता निर्माण होईल.
तुम्ही केलेल्या चुकांसाठी स्वतःला दोषी ठरवण्याच्या निरुपयोगी सवयीत पडू नये म्हणून हे लक्षात ठेवणे देखील महत्त्वाचे आहे. आणि त्याऐवजी तुम्ही कुठे चूक केली आणि तुमच्या चुकीतून तुम्ही काय शिकू शकता हे स्पष्टपणे पाहू शकाल. आणि नंतर पुन्हा प्रयत्न करा.
७. टिकून राहा.
"प्रथम ते तुमच्याकडे दुर्लक्ष करतात, नंतर ते तुमच्यावर हसतात, नंतर ते तुमच्याशी लढतात, नंतर तुम्ही जिंकता."
चिकाटीने वागा. कालांतराने तुमच्या सभोवतालचा विरोध कमी होईल आणि नाहीसा होईल. आणि तुमचा अंतर्गत प्रतिकार आणि स्वतःला तोडफोड करणाऱ्या प्रवृत्ती, ज्या तुम्हाला मागे ठेवू इच्छितात आणि तुम्ही नेहमीसारखेच राहू इच्छितात, त्या कमकुवत होतील.
तुम्हाला खरोखर काय करायला आवडते ते शोधा. मग तुम्हाला पुढे जात राहण्यासाठी, पुढे जात राहण्यासाठी अंतर्गत प्रेरणा मिळेल. प्रेरणादायी मंदीतून बाहेर पडण्यासाठी आणि स्वतःला प्रेरित करण्याचे २५ सोपे मार्ग या पुस्तकांमध्ये तुम्हाला तुमची प्रेरणा कशी टिकवून ठेवावी याबद्दल अनेक उपयुक्त टिप्स देखील मिळतील.
गांधीजींना त्यांच्या अहिंसेच्या पद्धतीत इतके यश मिळण्याचे एक कारण म्हणजे ते आणि त्यांचे अनुयायी खूप चिकाटीचे होते. त्यांनी हार मानली नाही.
यश किंवा विजय तुम्हाला जितक्या लवकर हवा होता तितक्या लवकर क्वचितच मिळेल. मला वाटते की लोकांना जे हवे आहे ते मिळत नाही याचे एक कारण म्हणजे ते खूप लवकर हार मानतात. एखाद्या यशासाठी लागणारा वेळ ते ध्येय साध्य करण्यासाठी सहसा लागणाऱ्या वेळेइतका नसतो. हा चुकीचा विश्वास अंशतः आपण ज्या जगात राहतो त्यातून येतो. जादूच्या गोळ्यांनी भरलेले जग जिथे जाहिराती आपल्याला सतत आश्वासन देतात की आपण फक्त 30 दिवसांत खूप वजन कमी करू शकतो किंवा खूप पैसे कमवू शकतो. याबद्दल तुम्ही One Big Mistake a Whole Lotte of People Make मध्ये अधिक वाचू शकता.
शेवटी, तुमची चिकाटी टिकवून ठेवण्यासाठी एक उपयुक्त टीप म्हणजे या लेखातील गांधीजींचे तिसरे वाक्य ऐका आणि विनोदबुद्धी ठेवा. यामुळे कठीण काळातही परिस्थिती हलकी होऊ शकते.
८. लोकांमधील चांगले गुण पहा आणि त्यांना मदत करा.
"मी फक्त पुरुषांच्या चांगल्या गुणांकडे पाहतो. मी स्वतः निर्दोष नसल्यामुळे, मी इतरांच्या चुकांची चौकशी करण्याचे धाडस करणार नाही."
"माणूस आपल्या सहकाऱ्यांच्या कल्याणासाठी ज्या प्रमाणात काम करतो त्याच प्रमाणात तो महान बनतो."
"मला वाटतं एकेकाळी नेतृत्व म्हणजे ताकदवानपणा होता; पण आज त्याचा अर्थ लोकांशी जुळवून घेणे असा होतो."
लोकांमध्ये नेहमीच काहीतरी चांगले असते. आणि ज्या गोष्टी इतक्या चांगल्या नसतील. पण कोणत्या गोष्टींवर लक्ष केंद्रित करायचे ते तुम्ही निवडू शकता. आणि जर तुम्हाला सुधारणा हवी असेल तर लोकांमधील चांगल्या गोष्टींवर लक्ष केंद्रित करणे हा एक उपयुक्त पर्याय आहे. तुमचे जग आणि नातेसंबंध अधिक आनंददायी आणि सकारात्मक बनत असताना ते तुमच्यासाठी जीवन सोपे करते.
आणि जेव्हा तुम्ही लोकांमध्ये चांगले गुण पाहता तेव्हा स्वतःला त्यांची सेवा करण्यास प्रेरित करणे सोपे होते. इतर लोकांची सेवा करून, त्यांना मूल्य देऊन तुम्ही त्यांचे जीवन चांगले बनवताच. कालांतराने तुम्ही जे देता ते तुम्हाला मिळते. आणि तुम्ही ज्यांना मदत करता ते इतर लोकांना मदत करण्यास अधिक प्रवृत्त होऊ शकतात. आणि म्हणून तुम्ही एकत्रितपणे सकारात्मक बदलाचा एक वरचा सर्पिल तयार करता जो वाढतो आणि मजबूत होतो.
तुमच्या सामाजिक कौशल्यांना बळकटी देऊन तुम्ही अधिक प्रभावशाली व्यक्ती बनू शकता आणि ही वरची वाटचाल आणखी मजबूत करू शकता. त्या विभागात तुम्हाला उपयुक्त सल्ला देऊ शकणारे काही लेख म्हणजे तुम्ही संभाषणात या १० चुका करता का? आणि डेल कार्नेगीचे तुमचे सामाजिक कौशल्य सुधारण्यासाठी शीर्ष १० टिप्स . किंवा तुम्ही पुढील टिप्सवर जाऊ शकता.
९. सुसंगत रहा, प्रामाणिक रहा, तुमचे खरे व्यक्तिमत्व बना.
"आनंद म्हणजे जेव्हा तुम्ही जे विचार करता, जे बोलता आणि जे करता ते सुसंगत असते."
"नेहमी विचार, शब्द आणि कृती यांच्यात पूर्ण सुसंवाद साधण्याचे ध्येय ठेवा. नेहमी तुमचे विचार शुद्ध करण्याचे ध्येय ठेवा आणि सर्व काही ठीक होईल."
मला वाटतं की तुमची सामाजिक कौशल्ये सुधारण्यासाठी एक उत्तम उपाय म्हणजे सुसंगतपणे वागणे आणि प्रामाणिकपणे संवाद साधणे. लोकांना खरोखर प्रामाणिक संवाद आवडतो. आणि जेव्हा तुमचे विचार, शब्द आणि कृती सुसंगत असतात तेव्हा खूप आंतरिक आनंद मिळतो. तुम्हाला स्वतःबद्दल शक्तिशाली आणि चांगले वाटते.
जेव्हा शब्द आणि विचार एकरूप असतात तेव्हा ते तुमच्या संवादातून दिसून येते. कारण आता तुमच्या आवाजाचा स्वर आणि देहबोली - काहींच्या मते ते ९० टक्क्यांहून अधिक संवादाचे घटक आहेत - तुमच्या शब्दांशी सुसंगत आहे.
या चॅनेल्सच्या संरेखनामुळे लोक तुम्ही जे बोलत आहात ते खरोखर ऐकतात. तुम्ही विसंगती, मिश्र संदेश किंवा कदाचित एक प्रकारची बनावटीपणा न करता संवाद साधत आहात.
तसेच, जर तुमच्या कृती तुम्ही जे सांगत आहात त्याच्याशी सुसंगत नसतील तर तुम्ही काय करू शकता यावरील तुमचा स्वतःचा विश्वास दुखावू लागतो. आणि इतरांचा तुमच्यावरील विश्वासही दुखावू लागतो.
१०. वाढत राहा आणि विकसित होत राहा.
"सतत विकास हा जीवनाचा नियम आहे आणि जो माणूस नेहमीच सुसंगत दिसण्यासाठी आपल्या कट्टरता टिकवून ठेवण्याचा प्रयत्न करतो तो स्वतःला खोट्या स्थितीत ढकलतो."
तुम्ही तुमचे कौशल्य, सवयी नेहमीच सुधारू शकता किंवा तुमचे मूल्यांकन पुन्हा तपासू शकता. तुम्ही स्वतःबद्दल आणि जगाबद्दल सखोल समजून घेऊ शकता.
नक्कीच, तुम्ही विसंगत दिसू शकता किंवा तुम्हाला वेळोवेळी काय करत आहात हे माहित नसल्यासारखे वाटू शकते. तुम्हाला सुसंगतपणे वागण्यात किंवा प्रामाणिकपणे संवाद साधण्यात अडचण येऊ शकते. परंतु जर तुम्ही तसे केले नाही तर गांधी म्हणतात त्याप्रमाणे तुम्ही स्वतःला खोट्या स्थितीत ढकलून द्याल. अशी जागा जिथे तुम्ही तुमच्या जुन्या विचारांना कायम ठेवण्याचा किंवा चिकटून राहण्याचा प्रयत्न करता आणि तुम्हाला जाणवते की काहीतरी चूक आहे. ते मजेदार ठिकाण नाही. वाढणे आणि विकसित होणे निवडणे हा एक आनंदी आणि अधिक उपयुक्त मार्ग आहे.
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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
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that is in love with the priceless
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Be that light,
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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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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
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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.
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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:
https://plus.google.com/113...
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...