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MAHATMA GANDHI AS MY IDEAL OF LIFE

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in

Porbandar, India. He became one of the most respected spiritual and political

leaders of the 1900's. Gandhi is honored by his people as the father of the Indian

Nation. The Indian people called Gandhi Mahatma, meaning Great Soul. The

wind of change brought about by this formidable leader has touched every

aspect of Indias citizens life.

The underlying principle in Gandhis principle base on www.wikipedia.comis truth , nonviolence , vegetarianism , brahmacharya , simplicity and faith.

Gandhi dedicated his life to the wider purpose of discovering truth, orSatya.

Gandhi summarized his beliefs first when he said "God is Truth". He would later

change this statement to "Truth is God". Thus, truth (Satya) in Gandhi's

philosophy is "God". Mahatama Gandhi with a great deal of success he

introduced a method of non-violence in the Indian struggle for basic human

rights. The idea ofvegetarianism is deeply ingrained in Hindu and Jain traditions

in India, and, in his native land ofGujarat, most Hindus were vegetarian and so

are all Jains. The Gandhi family was no exception. In bramacharya principle,

Gandhi saw brahmacharya as a means of becoming close with God and as a

primary foundation for self realization. Gandhi earnestly believed that a person

involved in social service should lead a simple life which he thought could lead to

Brahmacharya. So that He called it "reducing himself to zero". I Faith in God am,

according to Gandhi, the foundation of all moral values. He never defined God

and was prepared to allow every person to have his own idea of God.

Based on http://mkgandhi.org./main.html Gandhis philosophy divided into

7 parts. That is search for truth, trust in god, no secrecy, guidance, self sacrifice,

no defeatism and trust. According to Mahatma Gandhi quote on search for truth

is, I am but a seeker after Truth. I claim to have found a way to it. He also

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mentioned about trust God in his philosophy. Where, he said "My trust is solely in

God. And I trust men only because I trust God. If I had no God to rely upon, I

should be like Timon, a hater of my species. Moreover, in no secrecy

philosophy, Gandhi claimed that his life has been an open book and there have

no secrets and I encourage no secrets. He also claims to have no infallible

guidance or inspiration as his philosophy. In self sacrifice philosophy Gandhi

quote is I am asking my countrymen in India to follow no other gospel than the

gospel of self-sacrifice which precedes every battle. Other than that, for no

defeatism Gandhi said Defeat cannot dishearten me. It can only chasten me.... I

know that God will guide me. Truth is superior to man's wisdom. For trust

Gandhi stressed that he believe in trusting. Trust begets trust. Suspicion is foetid

and only stinks. God who trusts has never yet lost in the world.

Gandhis contribution towards the world and his country is civil rights

movement in South Africa (18931914), role in Zulu War, struggle for Indian

Independence (19161945), non-cooperation, Swaraj and the Salt Satyagraha

(Salt March) and also World War II and Quit India. This contribution is based on

information in http://www.veropedia.com .

As a conclusion, Mahatma Gandhi was socially a universal human and a

revolutionary, and today he is beyond freedom of India, beyond religion, beyond

the traditions he inherited and the fads he cherished. We should take a great

lesson from his secular approach to life and promote social reforms to build a

better individual and to cultivate an awareness and interaction among individuals

that will lead to mutual co-operation for a better society. Gandhi's revolutionary

approach has not been given a fair trial. Let us do it.

Prepared by,

Kogilavani Muniandy

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