2011 Oct 02 - Mahatma Gandhi

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Simple Living
High Thinking
A Presentation of select slides, from
different sources, with grateful thanks, by
Prof. V. Viswanadham
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Let us remind ourselves of the great
contribution this MAHATMA has made and
rededicate ourselves to the noble values.
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Gandhis Seven Blunders of the WorldWealth
without Work
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Gandhis Seven Blunders of the WorldPleasure
without Conscience
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Gandhis Seven Blunders of the WorldKnowledge
without Character
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Gandhis Seven Blunders of the WorldScience
without Humanity
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Gandhis Seven Blunders of the WorldCommerce
without Morality
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Gandhis Seven Blunders of the WorldWorship
without Sacrifice
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Gandhis Seven Blunders of the WorldPolitics
without Principles
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A Gandhian Worldfrom Charity to Dignity
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Gandhi for the 21st CenturyBeing the best for
the world
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Gandhis Mantra
Understand the suffering of others Give wing to
the fallenAbandon ego and prideServe the
divinity within all
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We follow Gandhi by fostering . . .

• Freedom from Fear
• Freedom from Want
• Living in community with Dignity
• In harmony with one another
• . . . And with the natural world

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And it all starts with YOU . . .
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. . . with the COURAGE of your convictions
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Gandhi

• Gandhi (1982) is a biographical film about
  Mohandas ("Mahatma") Gandhi.
• This is considered to be the most acclaimed
  tribute to Mahatma Gandhis life.

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Lage Raho Munna Bhai

• Lage Raho Munna Bhai (English Carry on Munna
  Bhai) is a 2006 Indian musical comedy film.
• Munna Bhai begins to see the spirit of Mahatma
  Gandhi.
• Through his interactions with the image of
  Gandhi, he begins to practice what he calls
  Gandhigiri.
• Lage Raho Munna Bhai has had a strong cultural
  impact in India.
• Popularized Gandhism.

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Conclusion

• Gandhi greatly influenced the world in his
  lifetime.
• He showed that one can fight their enemies
  without ever laying a finger on them.
• His example influenced many recognized people
  over the years.
• Most recognized being Martin Luther King Jr.

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You all have the power to be the change you want
to see in the world!
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All you need is . . .
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inspiration. . .
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And Action!
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Gandhi batting
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Einstein on Gandhi Mahatma Gandhi's life
achievement stands unique in political history.
He has invented a completely new and humane
means for the liberation war of an oppressed
country, and practised it with greatest energy
and devotion We may all be happy and grateful
that destiny gifted us with such an enlightened
contemporary, a role model for the generations to
come. Source The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Oct 2 has been declared by the UN as The
International Non Violence Day
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Happy Birthday Gandhiji!
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Gandhi

• The Musings of the Mahatma
• Answers for our Times
• Adapted with grateful thanks by
• Prof. V. Viswanadham

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• The best way
• to find yourself
• is to lose yourself
• in the service of others.

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• Happiness is
• when what you think,
• what you say,
• and
• what you do
• are in harmony.

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• If we are to teach
• real peace
• in this world, and
• if we are to carry on
• a real war
• against war,
• we shall have to begin with the children.

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• I look only to the good qualities of men.
• Not being faultless myself,
• I won't presume to probe into the faults of
  others.

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There is a sufficiency in the world for man's
need but not for man's greed.
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It has always been a mystery to me how men can
feel themselves honored by the humiliation of
their fellow beings.
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• In prayer
• it is better
• to have a heart without words than words without
  a heart.

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To give service to a single heart by a single act
is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.
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• You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is
  an ocean if a few drops of the ocean are dirty,
  the ocean does not become dirty.

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• You
• must be the change
• you
• wish to see
• in the world.

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• In case
• you
• want a copy
• of this presentation
• please send a mail to
• Viswam.vangapally_at_gmail.com