Gandhi

Gandhi is an inspiration to me. I admire his teaching and his philosophies. Here are some links to his life.

(taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi)

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી, Hindi: मोहनदास करमचंद गांधी, IAST: mohandās karamcand gāndhī, IPA: was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer of Satyagraha — the resistance of tyranny through mass civil disobedience, firmly founded upon ahimsa or total non-violence — which led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Gandhi is commonly known in India and across the world as Mahatma Gandhi (Sanskrit: महात्मा mahātmā — "Great Soul") and as Bapu (Gujarati: બાપુ bāpu — "Father"). In India, he is recognized as the Father of the Nation and October 2nd, his birthday, is commemorated each year as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday. On 15 June 2007, the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution declaring October 2 to be the "International Day of Non-Violence."

Links:

http://www.mkgandhi.org/

http://www.kamat.com/mmgandhi/gandhi.htm

QUOTES

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  Peace will not come out of a clash of arms but out of justice lived and done by unarmed nations in the face of odds.Democracy and violence can ill go together.




• Evolution of democracy is not possible if we are not prepared to hear the other side.
  


• A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.Hatred ever kills, love never dies; such is the vast difference between the two. What is obtained by love is retained for all time. What is obtained by hatred proves a burden in reality for it increases hatred.
  Non-cooperation with evil is a sacred duty.


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  Nonviolence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man


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  The weak can never forgive.Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.