Peace. A word with a thousand facets, which today more than ever seems like a utopia, a very distant global goal. Mahatma Gandhi, whose nickname means “great soul”, expressed this simple yet profound word in many ways. Here are his 5 most famous teachings and as many phrases that Gandhi left us.
Teaching 1
Power is of two kinds: one is obtained from fear of punishment and the other from acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent than that derived from fear of punishment.
According to the Mahatma, strength never wins against the power of love. In this moment of great turmoil and turmoil in the world, the greatest force not to be underestimated is the one that comes from love.
Teaching 2
What difference is there between dead, orphans, and homeless, if the crazy destruction goes under the name of totalitarianism or under that of freedom and democracy?
A war always inflicts pain and suffering on everyone. History has seen countless examples of dictators who brought destruction to our world. A world of peace can be achieved if we learn the power of non-violence, as demonstrated by the life of Mahatma Gandhi.
The latter demonstrated that we can achieve freedom, justice and democracy for humanity without killing anyone, without orphaning any child and without depriving anyone of their home due to the damage caused by war.
Teaching 3
There are many reasons why I am ready to die, but none why I am ready to kill. At the heart of our existence, according to Gandhi, is our innate desire to live a peaceful life. The greatest and noblest cause must only be to bring peace to this world by offering one’s own sacrifice instead of the pain of others.
Teaching 4
An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind said Gandhi. It doesn’t matter where we live, what religion we profess or what culture we cultivate: at the center of everything we are all human beings.
Teaching 5
We must become the change we want to see in the world, the Mahatma preached. You cannot bring world peace to everyone unless a political leader demonstrates change himself. This applies to everyone, not just political representatives.
Below are five beautiful sentences that Mahatma Gandhi left us:
“No civilization can be considered such if it tries to prevail over others”.
“The day the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will discover peace”
“Nonviolence is the strongest weapon ever invented by man”
“I know of no greater sin than that of oppressing the innocent in the name of God”
“If we could erase the “I” and the “Mine” from religion, politics, economics, etc. we would soon be free and bring heaven to earth.”
