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10lessonswecanlearnfromMahatmaGandhi
October26,2016byJulianJames

GandhiwithworkersinEnglandduringthe1930s.Hetaughttheworldmanyvaluablelessonsinhis
life

IndianspiritualandpoliticalleaderMahatmaGandhi(18691948)isextraordinaryinthe
annalsofhistorybecausehesuccessfullyusedthenoblemethodofnonviolencetofightfor
IndiasindependencefromtheBritish.
HeinspiredmillionsofIndianstofollowhisexampleandsucceededinmakinghiscountry
freeafterdecadesofstruggle.
Thereisplentythatonecanlearnandapplyfromthispeacefulrevolutionaryscourageous
convictionsandactions.

Trytoleadasimpleandproductivelife

Gandhirelinquishedallluxuriesandsurvivedwithonlybareessentials.Onecanlearntheart
ofsimplicityfromhisexample.
Asimpleandfrugallifestylecanhelpyoudevotemoretimeandresourcestoself
improvement.Youcanthenfocusmoreonspiritualadvancementandlessonmaterialgains.

Trytobeselfless

Gandhirelinquishedasuccessfulcareerasabarristertodevotehistimetohelpthepeople
ofhisnation.
Thismakesonegetoverthenarrowtunnelvisionofpersonalachievement,andrealizethat
onelivesinawideanddiverseworld.
Ifinclined,wecanallmaketheefforttoparticipateinsocialcausesandhelptheless
privileged.

MahatmaGandhislifeinspiredmanywhosawgreatlessonsinthewayhelived

Beyourself

GandhihadthemoralcouragetovisitBuckinghamPalaceinLondoncladinhisusualsimple
attire.
Hecasuallyjokedthatthekingwaswearingenoughclothesforbothofthem.Thiscan
inspireyoutosticktoyourmoralconvictionsatanycost.
Believeinyourselfandfighttheoddsbravelyintoughtimes.

Leadbyexample

Gandhisaidthattochangetheworld,oneshouldstartbyfirstchangingoneself.
Sotakeagoodlookatthemanorwomaninthemirror,andmakethenecessary
improvementstobecomeabetterperson.
Youcannothopetoinspireothersifyoudonotleadanexemplarylifeyourself.

Themindisstrongerthanthebody

Oneneedstohaveaverystrongmindtosufferblowswithoutflinchingorretaliating.Gandhi
andhisnonviolentfollowersprovedthesuperiorityofmindovermatterbysuffering
immensephysicalpainstoically.
Thisshowsthatonecanmoldonesthoughtsandmindinapositivemannertodevelopthe
physicalandmentalcouragetoactwithconviction.

Mahatma Gandhi Speech

Forgivenessneedsstrength

Oneneedstobementallystrongandmagnanimoustoforgiveandforgetsinsagainst
oneself.Youdonothavetoretaliateblindlywhensomeoneoffendsyou.
Trytosolvetheissueinapeacefulmannerwithoutfeelinganimosity.Lookatthepositive
aspectsofotherpeopleinsteadofdwellingyourmindontheirnegativetraits.

Youareincontrol

Thoughfatedetermineswhatoccurstoyou,youarestillincontrolasyoudecidehowto
reacttopeopleandevents.
Sodonottakethingstoheart,andfindsolaceinthethoughtthatGodensuresthat
everythinghappensforthebest.
Putyourbesteffortincrisissituations,andreactwithintelligenceandequanimitywhenthe
goinggetstough.

Improveyourselfcontinuously

Learningandselfimprovementareacontinualprocess,andoneshouldideallytryto
becomeabetterpersonwitheachpassingday.
Donotgetstuckintherutofroutineandboredom,butkeepyourmindopenandactiveby
tryingtolearnsomethingnewcontinuously.
Thiscanhelpyoumaintaininterestandenthusiasminyourdailylife.

GandhiasayoungmanpicturedwithhiswifeKasturbhaiin1902

Themeansismoreimportantthantheend

Gandhibelievedthatonesjourneytothegoalismoreimportantthanthegoalitself.Thatis
whyhefollowedthenoblemethodofnonviolentprotesttofighttheBritish.
Gandhishowedthathoweverimportantonesgoalmaybe,itisvirtuoustoadopthonestand
uprightmeanstoreachit.

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PersevereStoicallylikeGhandidid

Gandhisnoblestruggledidnotmeetwithinstantsuccess.TheBritishstuckontoIndiafor
decadesafterGandhilaunchedhisnonviolentmovement.

Butthegraciousleaderperseveredwithgreatcourageandconviction,anddidnotresttillhis
nationsdreamswerefulfilled.
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SummaryofMahatmaGandhislessons
GandhisbraveandsuccessfulstruggleforIndianindependencestartedtheendofBritish
colonialism.Heprovedthatonesmallmancancreatebigchangewithhisexemplary
principlesandcharacter.
Onecanlearnfromhisexample,andleadasimpleandproductivelifeofcourageandhigh
moralvalues,thatisfulfillingtooneselfandinspiresotherstoo.