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This was prepared for a multi-faith celebration of Gandhi Jayanti at Stanford in 2005.
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GANDHI JAYANTI2005
“You must be the change you wish to see in the world”
-Mahatma Gandhi
WELCOMEWe call upon the Teacher of wisdom,
surrounded by his eager students, to teach us
our duty. May those who are benefactors
of all people help in achieving this elevated
existence.
May the indivisible one shower blessings upon
us. May we ever unswervingly follow the path of
duty as do the sun and the moon. May we move
in the society of the learned and pious who are
Charitably disposed and non-violent in their
deeds.
Rig Veda 2:21:12
MAHATMA GANDHI: LIFE & TIMES1869-1948
Aarti Rao and Aman Govil
Dutiful Son
Studied Law at University College, London
Early days, Johannesburg practice,
South Africa
Founded Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat, India
World War I – Gandhi supports the British
Launch of the Non-Cooperation Movement
Declaration of Complete Independence
The Salt March at Dandi
Fight against Untouchability
World War II
My true test of non-violence will come when I’m shot by an assassin, and I am able to die without holding any malice
toward my assassin.
-Mahatma Gandhi
VAISHNAV JAN TOHVAISHNAV JAN TOH
Vaishnav Jan toh taynay kahyeeyejey,
Peerh paraayee janney ray,Par dukkhey upkar karey to
yey,Man abhimaan na anney ray.
Sakal lokma sahuney vandey,Ninda na karey kainee rayVaach kaach, man nischal
raakhey,Dhan-dhan jananee tainee
ray.Samdristhi nay trishna
tyagee,Par-stree jaynay mat rayJivaah thaki asatya na bolay,Par-dhan nav jhaley haath
ray.
GOD’s CHILD IS ONEWHO KNOWS ANOTHER'S PAINWHO UPLIFTS THE SORROWFULAND PRIDE DOES DISDAIN
WHO SALUTES ALL BEINGSAND CRITICIZES NONEOF PURE TALK AND ACTIONSUCH A ONE’s MOTHER IS
BLESSED
WHO LOOKS ON ALL AS THE SAME
HONORS WOMAN AS MOTHERWHO DOES NOT UTTER
UNTRUTH EVEN WHEN THE TONGUE HAS TIRED
NEVER COVETS ANOTHER’s WEALTH
The Making of Gandhi
“Generations to come will scarcely believe that such a one as this
walked the earth”- Einstein on Gandhi
By - Rashmi Raghu
Childhood
“I never could learn the art of ‘copying’.”
- About his time in high school
Playing the husband
“.. the lesson of faithfulness had an untoward effect. … I had absolutely no reason to suspect my wife’s fidelity, but jealousy does not wait for reasons.”- About the early years of his married life
To be or not to be vegetarian
“The choice was now made in favor of vegetarianism, the spread of which henceforward became my mission.”
With members of the Vegetarian
Society
London, 1890
Service to family & community
“…if animal passion had not blinded me, I should have been
spared the torture of separation from my
father during his last moments.”
- About his father’s passing
“Without the observance of
brahmacharya, service of the family would be
inconsistent with service of the community.”
- About his thoughts before taking the vow of celibacy and
self-restraint
Search for Truth
“… morality is the basis of things, and … truth is the substance
of all morality.”-In India
“the Sermon on the Mount … went
straight to my heart.”- In England
“I do not seek redemption from the consequences of my
sin. I seek to be redeemed from sin
itself, or rather from the very thought of
sin.”- In South Africa
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
GANDHI AND BUDDHISM
GANDHI AND CHRISTIANITY
Rev. Richard Foster
Episcopal Lutheran Ministry
RAGHUPATI RAGHAV RAJA RAM
Raghupati Raghava Rajaa Ram,
Pateeta Paavana Seetaa Raam,
Seetaa Raam, Seetaa Raam,
Bhaj Pyare tu Seetaa Raam,
Ishwara Allah Tero Naam,
Sabko Sanmati Dey Bhagwan.
We worship you as Rama of the Raghu dynasty,
We worship you as the ideal wife, Sita,
Glory to Seetaa, Glory to Raam,
Oh Devotee Sing to Seetaa and Raam,
We worship you as “Ishwar” and “Allah”
May you bless all
GANDHI AND BAHA’I
Leila Ruhieh Ehsani
Gandhi and Education
Tara Beteille, Dept. of Education
“I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any.”
Mahatma Gandhi, 1921
Gandhi’s Philosophy of Education
Passionate Search for Truth
Ideal of non-attachment
Profound Reverence for Life
Readiness to sacrifice all for the knowledge of God
Nai Talim (New Education)
A program for universal education Basic education for children
Empower the future
Adult education Upliftment of Harijans and women
Holistic Model
Physical Drill
Handicrafts
Music
Holistic Model
Literacy to come later Come before
Seeing Hearing Speaking
Writing
Self-reliant model
Children to learn from things in their environment
Children should be taught a useful vocation A means to cultivate their mental, physical
and spiritual facilities Economic calculations in connection with
education were not unethical
Gandhi and education
Adult education Important to empower every adult Indian,
especially Harijans and women Vocational education Literacy Political education
Vernacular and not English Strengthens Identity Vocational Education
Music
In rhythm there is order and discipline
Vidya Bhawan Society’s Basic School
Question
What would be the purpose of education if it left us without a sense of identity, discipline, balance and rhythm?
Thank you
SABARMATI KAY SANT
De di hamein aazaadi bina khadg bina dhaalSabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaalAandhi mein bhi jalti rahi Gandhi teri
mashaalSabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaalDe di...
Dharti pe ladi tune ajab dhang ki ladaaiDaagi na kahin top na bandook chalaaiDushman ke kile par bhi na ki tune chadhaaiWah re fakir khoob karamaat dikhaaiChutki mein dushmanon ko diya desh se
nikaalSabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaalDe di...Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram
Freedom without the sword or the shield
O Saint of the Sabarmati, what a wonder!
Your torch burned even in the stormO Saint of the Sabarmati, what a
wonder!
Of a strange kind was your battleNo canons nor guns did you fire!Nor did you attack the enemy's
fortresses O Magician, amazing is your magicThe enemy left in a triceO Saint of the Sabarmati, what a
wonder!
Shatranj bichha kar yahan baitha tha zamaana
Lagta tha ki mushkil hai firangi ko haraanaTakkar thi bade zor ki dushman bhi tha
taanaPar tu bhi tha bapu bada ustaad puraanaMaara vo kas ke daanv ki ulti sabhi ki chaalSabarmati ke sant tune kar diya kamaal
Jab jab tera bigul bajaa, javaan chal padeMazdoor chal pade the aur kisaan chal padeHindu va musalman, sikh, pathan chal padeKadmon pe teri koti-koti praan chal padePhoolon ki sej chhodke daude jawaharlal
SABARMATI KAY SANT
The world played a game of chessHard it seemed to defeat the outsider An immense clash with a tough enemy But you, Father, were a seasoned expert You way spoiled all their calculationsO Saint of the Sabarmati...
Soldiers answered your every callAs did the Laborers, as did the farmersHindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Pathans Countless lives joined you on your
journeyLeaving his flowery throne, Nehru too
followed
Gandhi as a Social Reformer:
Untouchability
Abhishek Bapna, Management Science and Engineering
1934-Collecting money for Harijan Fund at Bhavnagar
1934 - With Harijan Children
1940 - At a Harijan Marriage in Sevagram
1944 - Collecting Money for Harijan Fund in Pune
GANDHI AND Dr. KING
Brandon Hunter
Martin Luther King Jr. Papers ProjectStanford University
Teri Awaaz pe koi naa aaye, to phir chal akela re If no one heeds your call, then go on alone
Teri Awaaz pe koi naa aaye, to phir chal akela re If no one heeds your call, then go on alone
Phir chal akela, chal akela, chal akela, chal akela reGo on alone, go on alone, go on alone, Go on alone
Teri Awaaz pe koi naa aaye, to phir chal akela re If no one heeds your call, then go on alone
Yadi koi bhi na boleyIf no one speaks up
Orey orey O Obhaage, Koi bhi na boleyO Unfortunate One, if no one speaks up
Yadi sabhi mukh mod rahe, Sab dara kareinIf all have turned their face away and are fearful
Yadi sabhi mukh mod rahe, Sab dara kareinIf all have turned their face away and are fearful
Tab darey bina, O tu mukt kanth apni baath, Keh akela reThen, open your heart, and speak your mind on your own
Teri Awaaz pe koi naa aaye, to phir chal akela re If no one heeds your call, then go on alone
Yadi laut jayien sabhiIf all are leaving you
Orey orey O Obhaage, laut jayien sabhiO Unfortunate One, if all are leaving you
Yadi gahan dagar chale dekhein, Mudh ke na koi As they leave, if no one even glances back
Yadi gahan dagar chale dekhein, Mudh ke na koi As they leave, if no one even glances back
Tab kantakon ko, O tu rakt range charan tale, Dal akela re Then with blood-soaked feet, Trample the thorns & move on
Teri Awaaz pe koi naa aaye, to phir chal akela re If no one heeds your call, then go on alone
Yadi deep na jale If the flame does not hold
Orey orey O Obhaage, Deep na jale O Unfortunate one, if the flame does not hold
Yadi jhara aandhi raat mein, ghar band sab kareinIf on a stormy night, all have shut their doors to you
Yadi jhara aandhi raat mein, ghar band sab kareinIf on a stormy night, all have shut their doors to you
Tab vajra skihka, se tu apni asthi jalaa aur jal akela re Then, let the lightning set your breastbone ablaze & shine on alone
Teri Awaaz pe koi naa aaye, to phir chal akela re If no one heeds your call, then go on alone
Phir chal akela, chal akela, chal akela, chal akela reGo on alone, go on alone, go on alone, Go on alone
Teri Awaaz pe koi naa aaye, to phir chal akela re If no one heeds your call, then go on alone
GANDHI AND CHRISTIANITY
Douglas McKinnon
The Legacy of GandhiBy Somik Raha
The Legacy of Gandhi
RELEVANCE
PLEASE QUESTION ALL
IDEAS
FORM YOUR OWN OPINIONS
KHAN ABDUL GAFFAR KHAN a.k.a. FRONTIER GANDHI
1890-1988
Non-violence is a power which can be wielded equally by all children, young men and women or grown-up people
Mahatma Gandhi
Turn the Other CheekGandhi and C. F. Andrews
The Least Common Denominator (LCD) Syndrome
What does it look like?
Why is it a problem?
What can we do to overcome it?
Today’s world
Is Non-Violence Relevant?
Roots of Gandhi’s Non-Violence
“Only that person attains Me who has no enmity to anyone”
Bhagvad Gita – Chap 11, Verse 55
Roots of Gandhi’s Non-Violence
“He who is the same towards friend and foe, and so also in honor and dishonor; who is the same under cold, heat, happiness and sorrow, who is free from attachment to everything, such a one
is dear to me.”Bhagvad Gita – Chap 12, Verse 18
Gandhi had no hatred for the
British and he still fought them hard.
“Fight without a sense of enmity or retribution, and only because it is your
duty”
Gandhi’s Life Message
Between violence and cowardly flight, I can only prefer violence to cowardice
Mahatma Gandhi
The Mind-Action Continuum
Bravest: Non-violent mind and action
Brave: Non-violent mind, Violent action
Coward: Violent mind, Non-violent action
Deluded Coward: Violent mind, Violent action
Non-Violence
…Of the mind first and then the body
Visibility …If I can’t see you in pain, you’re not in
pain.
Visibility
…Make the pain visible. Make the injustice visible…
Research on Roots of Empathy in
Management literature now
validates the importance of visibility
Visibility
Sticky Ideas
Create ideas that stick
CHARKHA:
The Spinning Wheel
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE
NON-COOPERATION
PLURALISM THE LCD SYNDROME
NON-VIOLENCE THE MIND-ACTION CONTINUUM
NON-VIOLENT ACTION VISIBILITY & STICKY IDEAS
We owe it to ourselves..To seek the truth in all that we do
To hate none, however we may act
To try non-violence in our actions
To condemn the crime and not the criminal
To make injustice visible
To ethically articulate
To act with courage
Prof. RONALD HOWARD
Non-Coercion: Constructing Non-Violent Societies