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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, 1929
Erst ignorieren sie dich,
dann machen sie sich über dich lustig,
dann kämpfen sie gegen dich,
und dann obsiegst du.
Mahatma Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi [sanskrit: महात्मा, mahātmā, deutsch: Große Seele] war ein indischer Politiker, Anwalt und Reformator, Freiheitskämpfer. Als Führer der indischen Unabhängigkeitsbewegung war er Verfechter des gewaltlosen Widerstands zur Durchsetzung politischer Ziele. Mahatma Gandhi spirituelle Inspirationsquelle war die Bhagavadgita. Sein Lieblingsmantra lautete: Rama = beständige Freude.
Gandhis Schlüsselerlebnis
1893 wanderte der junge Rechtsanwalt Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in Durban, Südafrika ein.
Auf eine seiner ersten Reisen von Durban nach Johannesburg löste er am eine Bahnfahrkarte 1. Klasse-Ticket. Auf halber Strecke warf ihn der Schaffner aus dem Zug, da die weißen Reisenden der 1. Klasse keine indischen Passagiere duldeten. Er verbrachte eine ganze Nacht im kalten Aufenthaltsraum des Bahnhofs Pietermaritzburg. Er sann dabei über Wege zur Gerechtigkeit nach. Dies führte dazu, dass er eine Doktrin des Passiven Widerstands verfasste.
Kurz vor seiner Ermordung im Januar 1948 gab Mahatma Gandhi sein letztes Interview.
Ein junger Reporter der Tageszeitung The Times of India befragte ihn:
Gandhis Antwort lautete:
Quelle: Stephan A. Schwartz, Gandhi on why the British chose to leave India,
Gandhitopia.org, 6. Februar 2009
Persönliche Bekenntnisse
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Den Gott im Mitmenschen ehren: |
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Einer Überlieferung zufolge soll M. Gandhi auf die Nachfrage des theoretischen Physikers Albert Einstein, was der indische Gruß Namaste ausdrücke, so geantwortet haben. |
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Original zitiert in: |
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Young India, S. 1078-1079, 1925 (nach Hinweis von Radhakrishna) |
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Siehe auch Meads Erkenntnis: |
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Hege nie Zweifel daran, dass eine kleine Gruppe tiefschürfender Bürger die Welt verändern können. Tatsächlich ist dies bisher das einzige Mittel dafür gewesen. Margaret Mead (1901-1978) US-amerikanische Kulturanthropologin, Soziologin, Biologin, Ethnologin, Autorin, Referentin |
Personal avowals
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Positive influence of women |
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Gandhi's mother Putlibai and his wife Kasturba influenced his path greatly. |
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Marriage, the cauldron |
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Women |
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Compassion and kinship |
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Death and killing |
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Truth-seeking strategy |
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Truth |
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Soul power |
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Differentiate! |
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Natural vs. habitual |
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Kindness |
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Need vs. greed |
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Trivialised quote |
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We must be the change we wish to see. |
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Being – Doing – Having |
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Women |
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Love |
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Peace |
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No long-term action plans |
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Prayer |
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Finding solace in Holy Scriptures |
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Violence |
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Wealth versus morality |
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Gandhi hinted that he could quote even stronger passages from the Hindu scriptures. The lesson here is: If we could clean our houses, palaces and temples of the attributes of wealth and show in them the attributes of morality we could fight all hostile forces without military strength. He recommended to seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and everything will be added upon the seeker. |
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Politics: |
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Touching Gandhi's feet: |
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The dignity approach: At the occasion of the Indian independance day, 15. August 1947, cheering people tried to touch Ghandi's feet in respect. He, however, never allowed such gestures of reverence. |
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Mankind |
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Christianity |
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Christianity |
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Happiness |
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Levels: Thinking – Doing – Being |
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War |
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Poverty: The problem is [social] inequality. |
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Poverty is not the symptom. Poverty is the symptom of the problem. Video presentation by Thom Hartmann thomhartmann.com (*1951) US American progressive political commentator, author, radio host, former psychotherapist and entrepreneur, The more equality a society has, the better it does, ref. to income inequality researcher Richard Wilkinson, Ph.D. (*1943) British professor emeritus of social epidemiology, University of Nottingham, YouTube film, minute 1:37, 9:01 minutes duration, posted 28. July 2009 |
Extra Source: Wikiquote Mahatma Gandhi
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Satyagraha vs. Duragraha |
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War in relation to the larger scheme of things |
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Women |
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A touching chapter in Gandhi's autobiography: |
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Gandhi often confirmed that the paternal society is the root of inequality. When he ordered his wife Kasturba to clean a public toilet it resulting in a severe spousal conflict. He felt ashamed about his behavior. From then on he took care not to humiliate her anymore for the rest of his life. |
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Gandhi criticized Indian's passion for male progeny. |
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Gandhi’s chief antagonist, 30 years later |
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Gandhi’s chief antagonist, 25 years after the conclusion of the Satyagraha campaign, 1939 |
Source: 10 Fundamentals for Changing the World, Positivityblog.com, May 9, 2008
Mahatma Gandhi's insight conveyed in his last interview
Shortly before he was assassinated Mahatma Gandhi gave his last interview in January 1948.
A young reporter sent by The Times of India asked him these questions:
Gandhi's response was,
Source: Stephan A. Schwartz, Gandhi on why the British chose to leave India, Gandhitopia.org, 6. February 2009
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Keeping one’s own counsel |
The Indian Hindu sage and spiritual activist leader Mohandas Karamchand Mahatma Gandhi brought together
The resulting fusion of all three elements changed the face of the twentieth century.
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The Quakers contribution to social change |
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Following the Eight laws of social change the Society of Friends was successfully involved in six US reformation movements. |
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Anecdote on Gandhi's refusal to have his feet touched: |
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The dignity approach: At the occasion of the Indian independance day, 15. August 1947, cheering people tried to touch Ghandi's feet in respect. He, however, never allowed such gestures of reverence. |
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Anecdote on Gandhi and Einstein: |
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Albert Einstein was inspired by Mohandas Gandhi. Newsreel after newsreel he watched of Gandhi's doings in India. Having seen Gandhi greet people in the street with his hands placed together, as if in prayer, and with a bow, he wondered what Gandhi was saying. |
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