Gandhian Values

Ethics are the set of rules that
governs the behaviour of a person,

established by a group or culture
 Values are the rules by which we make
decisions about right and wrong, should and
shouldn't, good and bad. They also tell us
which are more or less important, which is
useful when we have to trade off meeting one
value over another.
Morals have a greater social element to values
and tend to have a very broad acceptance.
Morals are far more about good and bad than
other values. We thus judge others more
strongly on morals than values.
 Introduction
 Biography of Gandhiji
 Values of Gandhiji:
 Truth (Satya)
 Non-Violence (Ahimsa)
 Vegetarianism
 Brahmacharya (Self Discipline)
 Simplicity
 Faith
 Aparigraha (Non-Possession)
 Equality(Sarva Dharma Samanata)
 Swadeshi ( Use locally Made Goods)
 Gandhiji on Bhagwad Gita
 Films on Gandhiji
 Gandhi – The Great Soul
 Memories of Bapu
 Bibliography
Name : MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI
Date of Birth : 2nd October 1869.
Place of Birth : Porbandar, Guajarat, British India.
Date of Death : 30th January 1948.
Place of Death: New Delhi, India.
Father : Karamchand Gandhi
Mother : Putlibai
Wife : Kasturba
Sons : Harilal, Manilal, Ramdas, Devdas
 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born in the town of
Porbander in the state of what is now Gujarat on 2nd
October 1869. He had his schooling in nearby Rajkot. At
the age of thirteen he was married to Kasturba, who was
even younger than him. In 1888 Gandhi set sail for
England, where he had decided to pursue a degree in law.
After completing law, Gandhi decided to accept an offer
from an Indian businessman in South Africa, Dada
Abdulla, to join him as a legal adviser, and it is in South
Africa that he first coined the term satyagraha to signify his
theory and practice of non-violent resistance.
 Gandhi returned to India in early 1915, and was never to
leave the country again except for a short trip that took him
to Europe in 1931.
 Truth ( Satya)
Gandhi stated that the most important battle
to fight was overcoming his own demons, fears,
and insecurities. Gandhi summarized his beliefs
first when he said "God is Truth". He would later
change this statement to "Truth is God". Thus,
Satya (Truth) in Gandhi's philosophy is "God".
 Non – Violence (Ahimsa)
The concept of nonviolence (ahimsa) and
nonresistance has a long history in Indian religious
thought and has had many revivals in Hindu,
Buddhist, Jain, Jewish and Christian contexts.
Gandhiji explains his philosophy and way of life in
his autobiography The Story of My Experiments
with Truth. He was quoted as saying:
"There are many causes that I am prepared to die
for but no causes that I am prepared to kill for."
 Vegetarianism
The idea of vegetarianism is deeply ingrained in
Hindu and Jain traditions in India, and, in his native land
of Gujarat. Before leaving for his studies in London,
Gandhi made a promise to his mother, Putlibai and his
uncle, Becharji Swami that he would abstain from eating
meat, taking alcohol, and engaging in promiscuity. As
Gandhi grew into adulthood, he became a strict vegetarian.
He wrote the book The Moral Basis of Vegetarianism and
wrote several articles on the subject. It was noted in his
autobiography that vegetarianism was the beginning of his
deep commitment to Brahmacharya; without total control
of the palate, his success in Bramacharya would likely
falter.
 Brahmacharya (Self – Discipline)
The philosophy of Brahmacharya—spiritual
and practical purity—largely associated with
celibacy and asceticism. Gandhiji saw
brahmacharya as a means of becoming close with
God and as a primary foundation for self
realization. In his autobiography he tells of his
battle against lustful urges and fits of jealousy with
his childhood bride, Kasturba. He felt it his
personal obligation to remain celibate so that he
could learn to love, rather than lust. For Gandhi,
brahmacharya meant "control of the senses in
thought, word and deed."
 Simplicity
Gandhi earnestly believed that a person
involved in social service should lead a simple life
which he thought could lead to Brahmacharya.
Gandhi spent one day of each week in silence. He
believed that abstaining from speaking brought
him inner peace. This influence was drawn from
the Hindu principles of mauna (Sanskrit:मौनं –
silence) and shanti (Sanskrit:श ं ति – peace). He
dressed to be accepted by the poorest person in
India, advocating the use of homespun cloth
(khadi).
 Faith
Gandhi was born a Hindu and practised
Hinduism all his life, deriving most of his
principles from Hinduism. As a common Hindu,
he believed all religions to be equal, and rejected
all efforts to convert him to a different faith.
Gandhi wrote a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita
in Gujarati. Gandhi believed that at the core of
every religion was truth and love (compassion,
nonviolence and the Golden Rule).
 Aparigraha (Non – Possession)
Non possession means that we should not
hoard anything that we do not need today.
Gandhiji told that, “The less you possess, the less
you want, the better you are. And better for what?
Not for your enjoyment of this life but for
enjoyment of personal service to your fellow
beings; service to which you dedicate yourself, your
body, soul and mind.”
 Equality (Sarva Dharma Samanta)
Gandhiji strongly believed that every person
in the world is similar. Nobody is bound by
religion or caste. Every person is equal whether he
is Hindu or Muslim or Sikh or Christian or of any
other religion or caste. Because of Gandhiji, we are
now living in the secular country in which every
person is free to celebrate his festivals and free to
adopt another religion from which he is inspired.
 Swadeshi (Use Locally Made Goods)
Swadeshi means to use the things which are
produced in our own country and which are made
by our national people. Gandhiji always wear
Swadeshi cloths which were made of ‘Khadi’.
Gandhiji advocated that one should always buy
‘Swadeshi’ cloths. From that our own country men
get more revenue and that will help our country to
grow.
 “The Gita is the universal mother. She turns away
nobody. Her door is wide open to anyone who
knocks. A true votary of Gita does not know what
disappointment is. I find a solace in the Bhagavad-
Gita that I miss even in the Sermon on the Mount.
When disappointment stares me in the face and all
alone I see not one ray of light, I go back to the
Bhagavad-Gita. I find a verse here and a verse there
, and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of
overwhelming tragedies.”
 ‘Gandhi’ by Richard Attenborough (1982)
 ‘The Making of Mahatma’ by Shyam Benegal
(1996)
 ‘Hey Ram’ by Kamal Hassan (2000)
 ‘Lageh Raho Munnabhai’ by Rajkumar Hirani
(2006)
 ‘Maine Gandhi ko nahi mara’ by Jahnu Barua
(2006)
 ‘Gandhi my Father’ by Feroz Abbas Khan (2007)
 Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the great soul,
the Father of our Nation, physically died in 1948
but he still alive in the hearts of the people of the
World. He still alive in our society through his
Values and Ethics. Now 2nd October is celebrated
as ‘The World Non-violence Day’ by whole world
in tribute to the great Man of the Century. At last I
must say that Gandhiji will alive till the last man’s
death on the earth. “BAPU AMAR RAHO”.
 http://www.ssinha.com
 http://www.leader-values.com
 http://media.michigandaily.com
 http://www.mkgandhi.org
 http://en.wikipedia.org/mahatma_Gandh
 http://www.kamat.com/mmgandhi/gandhi.htm
 http://web.mahatma.org.in
 http://www.gandhiserve.org

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