Je mag het vertrouwen in de mensheid niet verliezen. De mensheid is een oceaan; als een paar druppels van de oceaan vuil zijn, wordt de oceaan niet vuil.
“Het verschil tussen wat we doen en wat we kunnen doen zou voldoende zijn om de meeste problemen in de wereld op te lossen.”
"Als ik geen gevoel voor humor had, had ik allang zelfmoord gepleegd."
Mahatma Gandhi behoeft geen lange introductie. Iedereen kent de man die het Indiase volk in 1947 naar de onafhankelijkheid van de Britse overheersing leidde.
Laten we eens kijken naar een aantal van mijn favoriete tips van Mahatma Gandhi.
1. Verander jezelf.
“Jij moet de verandering zijn die je in de wereld wilt zien.”
“Als mensen ligt onze grootsheid niet zozeer in het vermogen om de wereld opnieuw te creëren – dat is de mythe van het atoomtijdperk – maar in het vermogen om onszelf opnieuw te creëren.”
Als je jezelf verandert, verander je je wereld. Als je verandert hoe je denkt, verander je ook hoe je je voelt en welke acties je onderneemt. En zo verandert de wereld om je heen. Niet alleen omdat je je omgeving nu bekijkt door een nieuwe bril van gedachten en emoties, maar ook omdat de innerlijke verandering je in staat stelt om actie te ondernemen op manieren die je niet zou hebben gedaan – of misschien zelfs niet eens over nagedacht – toen je vastzat in je oude denkpatronen.
En het probleem met het veranderen van je buitenwereld zonder jezelf te veranderen, is dat je nog steeds jezelf zult zijn wanneer je de verandering bereikt waar je naar streefde. Je zult nog steeds je tekortkomingen, woede, negativiteit, zelfsaboterende neigingen, enzovoort, intact hebben.
En dus zul je in deze nieuwe situatie nog steeds niet vinden waar je op hoopte, omdat je geest nog steeds doordrenkt is van die negatieve dingen. En als je meer krijgt zonder enig inzicht in en afstand tot je ego, kan dat alleen maar sterker worden. Omdat je ego graag dingen verdeelt, vijanden zoekt en scheiding creëert, kan het proberen om nog meer problemen en conflicten in je leven en wereld te creëren.
2. Jij hebt de controle.
“Niemand mag mij pijn doen zonder mijn toestemming.”
Wat je voelt en hoe je op iets reageert, is altijd aan jou. Er kan een 'normale' of gebruikelijke manier zijn om op verschillende dingen te reageren. Maar dat is meestal ook alles.
Je kunt je eigen gedachten, reacties en emoties op vrijwel alles kiezen. Je hoeft niet in paniek te raken, overdreven te reageren of zelfs maar negatief te reageren. Misschien niet altijd of direct. Soms komt er gewoon een impulsieve reactie. Of een oude gedachtegewoonte slaat toe.
En als je beseft dat niemand buiten jezelf daadwerkelijk kan bepalen hoe je je voelt, kun je deze gedachtengang in je dagelijks leven integreren en ontwikkelen tot een gedachtegewoonte. Een gewoonte die je in de loop van de tijd steeds sterker kunt laten worden. Dit maakt het leven een stuk gemakkelijker en aangenamer.
3. Vergeef en laat het los.
"De zwakken kunnen nooit vergeven. Vergeving is de eigenschap van de sterken."
“Oog om oog leidt er alleen maar toe dat de hele wereld blind wordt.”
Kwaad met kwaad bestrijden helpt niemand. En zoals gezegd in de vorige tip: je kiest altijd zelf hoe je op iets reageert. Wanneer je zo'n gedachtepatroon steeds meer in je leven kunt integreren, kun je op een manier reageren die nuttiger is voor jou en anderen.
Je beseft dat vergeven en loslaten van het verleden jou en de mensen in je wereld een grote dienst zal bewijzen. En je tijd verdoen met negatieve herinneringen zal je niet helpen nadat je de lessen die je uit die ervaring kunt leren, hebt geleerd. Je zult jezelf waarschijnlijk alleen maar meer lijden bezorgen en jezelf verlammen om in dit moment actie te ondernemen.
Als je niet vergeeft, laat je het verleden en een ander bepalen hoe je je voelt. Door te vergeven, bevrijd je jezelf van die banden. En dan kun je je volledig richten op bijvoorbeeld het volgende punt.
4. Zonder actie kom je nergens.
“Een onsje oefening is meer waard dan een hoop preken.”
Zonder actie zal er weinig gebeuren. Actie ondernemen kan echter lastig en moeilijk zijn. Er kan veel innerlijke weerstand zijn.
En dus kun je je toevlucht nemen tot preken, zoals Gandhi zegt. Of eindeloos lezen en studeren. En het gevoel hebben dat je vooruitgaat. Maar in de praktijk weinig tot geen praktische resultaten boeken.
Dus om echt te komen waar je wilt zijn en jezelf en je wereld echt te begrijpen, moet je oefenen. Boeken kunnen je meestal alleen maar kennis bijbrengen. Je moet actie ondernemen en die kennis omzetten in resultaten en begrip.
Je kunt een paar effectieve tips vinden om dit probleem te verhelpen in 'Meer actie ondernemen: 9 krachtige tips' . Of ga verder naar het volgende punt voor meer informatie over de beste tip om meer actie te ondernemen die ik tot nu toe heb gevonden.
5. Zorg goed voor dit moment.
Ik wil de toekomst niet voorspellen. Ik ben bezig met de zorg voor het heden. God heeft me geen controle gegeven over het moment dat volgt.
De beste manier die ik heb gevonden om de innerlijke weerstand te overwinnen die ons vaak tegenhoudt om actie te ondernemen, is om zoveel mogelijk in het heden te blijven en accepterend te zijn.
Waarom? Nou, als je in het huidige moment bent, maak je je geen zorgen over het volgende moment, waar je toch geen controle over hebt. En de weerstand tegen actie die ontstaat doordat je je negatieve toekomstige gevolgen voorstelt – of terugdenkt aan eerdere mislukkingen – van je acties, verliest zijn kracht. En zo wordt het makkelijker om actie te ondernemen, je te concentreren op dit moment en beter te presteren.
Bekijk 8 manieren om terug te keren naar het huidige moment voor tips over hoe je snel in het nu stapt. En vergeet niet dat het opnieuw verbinden met en in het nu blijven een mentale gewoonte is – een soort spier – die je ontwikkelt. Na verloop van tijd wordt het krachtiger en wordt het makkelijker om in het huidige moment te komen.
6. Iedereen is een mens.
Ik beweer dat ik een eenvoudig mens ben, net als iedere andere sterveling, die geneigd is fouten te maken. Ik erken echter dat ik nederig genoeg ben om mijn fouten te bekennen en op mijn stappen terug te komen.
"Het is onverstandig om te zeker te zijn van je eigen wijsheid. Het is gezond om eraan herinnerd te worden dat de sterksten kunnen verzwakken en de wijste zich kunnen vergissen."
Wanneer je mythes over mensen begint te creëren – ook al hebben ze misschien buitengewone resultaten geboekt – loop je het risico dat je de verbinding met hen verliest. Je kunt het gevoel krijgen dat je nooit hetzelfde zou kunnen bereiken als zij, omdat ze zo verschillend zijn. Het is dus belangrijk om in gedachten te houden dat iedereen gewoon een mens is, ongeacht wie ze zijn.
En ik denk dat het belangrijk is om te onthouden dat we allemaal mensen zijn en geneigd zijn fouten te maken. Mensen aan onredelijke normen houden, creëert alleen maar meer onnodige conflicten in je wereld en negativiteit in jezelf.
Het is ook belangrijk om dit te onthouden om te voorkomen dat je vervalt in de nogal nutteloze gewoonte om jezelf te verwijten over fouten die je hebt gemaakt. Probeer in plaats daarvan helder te zien waar je de fout in bent gegaan en wat je van je fout kunt leren. En probeer het dan opnieuw.
7. Volhouden.
“Eerst negeren ze je, dan lachen ze je uit, dan vechten ze met je, en dan win je.”
Wees volhardend. Na verloop van tijd zal de tegenstand om je heen vervagen en verdwijnen. En je innerlijke weerstand en zelfsaboterende neigingen die je willen tegenhouden en je willen laten blijven zoals je altijd bent geweest, zullen zwakker worden.
Ontdek wat je echt leuk vindt om te doen. Dan vind je de innerlijke motivatie om door te gaan, door te gaan en door te gaan. Je vindt ook veel nuttige tips over hoe je je motivatie op peil houdt in 'Hoe kom je uit een motivatiedip' en '25 simpele manieren om jezelf te motiveren '.
Een van de redenen waarom Gandhi zo succesvol was met zijn geweldloze methode, was omdat hij en zijn volgelingen zo volhardend waren. Ze gaven gewoon niet op.
Succes of de overwinning komt zelden zo snel als je zou willen. Ik denk dat een van de redenen waarom mensen niet krijgen wat ze willen, simpelweg is dat ze te snel opgeven. De tijd die ze denken nodig te hebben om een prestatie te leveren, is niet dezelfde tijd die het meestal kost om dat doel te bereiken. Deze foutieve overtuiging komt deels voort uit de wereld waarin we leven. Een wereld vol wonderpillen waar reclame ons voortdurend belooft dat we in slechts 30 dagen veel gewicht kunnen verliezen of een hoop geld kunnen verdienen. Je kunt hier meer over lezen in "One Big Mistake a Whole Lot of People Make" .
Tot slot, een nuttige tip om je doorzettingsvermogen te behouden: luister naar Gandhi's derde citaat in dit artikel en behoud je gevoel voor humor. Het kan de boel in de moeilijkste tijden wat luchtiger maken.
8. Zie het goede in mensen en help ze.
Ik kijk alleen naar de goede eigenschappen van mensen. Omdat ik zelf niet perfect ben, zal ik niet de neiging hebben om de fouten van anderen te onderzoeken.
“De mens wordt groot naarmate hij zich inzet voor het welzijn van zijn medemens.”
"Ik denk dat leiderschap vroeger betekende dat je spieren moest hebben, maar tegenwoordig betekent het dat je met mensen om moet kunnen gaan."
Er zit vrijwel altijd wel iets goeds in mensen. En misschien ook wel iets minder goeds. Maar je kunt kiezen waar je je op wilt richten. En als je verbetering wilt, is het een goede keuze om je te richten op het goede in mensen. Het maakt je leven ook makkelijker, omdat je wereld en relaties aangenamer en positiever worden.
En als je het goede in mensen ziet, wordt het makkelijker om jezelf te motiveren om hen van dienst te zijn. Door anderen van dienst te zijn, door hen waarde te geven, maak je niet alleen hun leven beter. Na verloop van tijd krijg je terug wat je geeft. En de mensen die je helpt, voelen zich mogelijk meer geneigd om anderen te helpen. Zo creëren jullie samen een opwaartse spiraal van positieve verandering die groeit en sterker wordt.
Door je sociale vaardigheden te versterken, kun je een invloedrijker persoon worden en deze opwaartse spiraal nog sterker maken. Een paar artikelen die je hierbij nuttig advies kunnen geven, zijn Do You Make These 10 Mistakes in a Conversation? en Dale Carnegie's Top 10 Tips for Improving Your Social Skills . Of je kunt gewoon doorgaan naar de volgende tip.
9. Wees congruent, wees authentiek, wees je ware zelf.
“Geluk is wanneer wat je denkt, wat je zegt en wat je doet in harmonie zijn.”
Streef altijd naar volledige harmonie tussen gedachten, woorden en daden. Streef er altijd naar je gedachten te zuiveren en alles zal goed komen.
Ik denk dat een van de beste tips om je sociale vaardigheden te verbeteren, is om je congruent te gedragen en authentiek te communiceren. Mensen lijken authentieke communicatie erg op prijs te stellen. En er is veel innerlijk genot te vinden wanneer je gedachten, woorden en daden op elkaar zijn afgestemd. Je voelt je krachtig en goed over jezelf.
Wanneer woorden en gedachten op één lijn liggen, is dat terug te zien in je communicatie. Want nu zijn je stemgeluid en lichaamstaal – sommigen zeggen dat ze meer dan 90 procent van de communicatie uitmaken – in lijn met je woorden.
Met deze kanalen op één lijn luisteren mensen vaak echt naar wat je zegt. Je communiceert zonder incongruentie, tegenstrijdige boodschappen of misschien een soort onechtheid.
En als je daden niet in lijn zijn met wat je communiceert, ondermijn je je eigen geloof in wat je kunt. En ook het geloof van anderen in jou.
10. Blijf groeien en evolueren.
“Voortdurende ontwikkeling is de wet van het leven, en een man die altijd probeert zijn dogma’s in stand te houden om consistent over te komen, brengt zichzelf in een valse positie.”
Je kunt vrijwel altijd je vaardigheden en gewoontes verbeteren of je beoordelingen herzien. Je kunt jezelf en de wereld beter begrijpen.
Natuurlijk lijk je soms inconsistent of heb je het gevoel dat je niet weet wat je doet. Je hebt misschien moeite om congruent te handelen of authentiek te communiceren. Maar als je dat niet doet, drijf je jezelf, zoals Gandhi zegt, in een valse positie. Een plek waar je probeert vast te houden aan je oude opvattingen om consistent over te komen, terwijl je van binnen beseft dat er iets mis is. Het is geen prettige plek om te zijn. Kiezen voor groei en ontwikkeling is een gelukkiger en nuttiger pad om te bewandelen.
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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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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...