Gandhian thoughts

One who is a true Vaishnav truly understands the pain of others.
When she does others good, she does so effortlessly, in a flow, 

without pride entering her mind.
She holds all beings in reverence.
She does not speak ill of others.
Her speech, actions and thoughts are aligned with the loving parts of her personality.
She is a blessing to the world as she shows us her light.
She sees everything with equanimity,
lets go of greed and avarice,
regards all other woman as his own mother,

never utter a falsehood,

has no interest in claiming anything that is not his own.

When you think about it, what is it on this planet is truly our own

as we are all in transit.

A true Vaishnav neither succumbs to worldly attachment,

nor games the world to her benefit.

Having given up anger and all desires,

she views the world with a blessed detachment.

As she resonates with the unstruck sound of Ram, 

she rediscovers all shrines within her own body.

And then there is no need to travel even a single step outward

as a fountain of holiness is within our own body.

What is liberated when the desire to harm disappears

 It is a million times betterto appear untrue before the world than to be untrue to ourselves.

Chauri Chaura

I do not know whether it is possible to plan this way or not. While man aspires and tries,: it is for God to fulfill his wishes.

"All revolutions are spiritual at the source. All my activities have the sole purpose of achieving a union of hearts." - Vinoba

Before the villagers could begin to improve their lot, they needed to learn to work together.

For Gandhi, freedom—both collective and personal—is predicated upon an incessant search to know oneself. - Tridip Suhrud

“Aikido,” he said again and again, “is the art of reconciliation. Whoever has the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you try to dominate other people, you are already defeated. We study how to resolve conflict, not how to start it.” - Terry Dobson

1. I consciously choose my path.
2. I stretch the limits of today.
3. I speak truth to power.

 

1. Helps others to have confidence in their ability to solve their own problems.
2. Devolve power to the last person, not concentrating for 'efficiency'.

Gandhi's seven blunders of the worlds: wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice, politics without principle. - Dwarko 

"If a Satyagraha doesn't succeed, our approach must become gentler -- not harsher. If the gentler intervention also doesn't work, we must become even gentler. The conditions are not yet ripe for transformation. Gandhi and Vinoba both taught us that our mantra has to be gentler, gentlier, gentliest.  True Satyagraha can never wound another, because it has no enemy."

"A saint is a sinner who never gave up," Yogananda once said.

(parag@kgirdharlal.com)

“Do something I want, or I’ll do something you don't want.” A satyagraha warning, by contrast, which as Gandhi showed can often make the engagement of the actual satyagraha unnecessary, might be paraphrased, “Please do the needful, which is actually good for both of us, or I’ll have to take on suffering to help open your heart and eyes."

One, commerce is an important and integral part of human civilization.

Two, entrepreneurial ability and willingness to take risks are rare and important skills.

Three, because they wield an important skill, entrepreneurs have a greater responsibility to society. Entrepreneurial energy, and the wealth it generates, are to be held in trust—for sarvodaya, uplift of all.

Narmada Bachao Andolan, which opposed construction of large dams

it is possible for individual conscience to forge alliances for systemic change