Main principles of gandhiji (gandhism)

Main principles of gandhiji (gandhism)
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1. HISTORY Main principles of Gandhiji ( Gandhism ) G uided By :- Dr. Saroj Choudhary Submitted By :- Raj Kishor

2. Mahatma Gandhi was an intensely active personality. He was interested in everything that concerns the individual or society . Gandhism  is a body of ideas and principles that describes the inspiration, vision and the life work of  Mahatma Gandhi . It is particularly associated with his contributions to the idea of  nonviolent resistance , sometimes also called  civil resistance . Gandhism

3. The term " Gandhism " also encompasses what Gandhi's ideas, words and actions mean to people around the world, and how they used them for guidance in building their own future. Gandhism also permeates into the realm of the individual human being, non-political and non-social. A   Gandhian  can mean either an individual who follows, or a specific philosophy which is attributed to, Gandhism . Eminent scholar, Professor  Ramjee Singh  has called Gandhi the  Bodhisattva  of the twentieth century. Gandhism

4. Main principles of Gandhiji Satya Brahmacharya Ahinsa Khadi Fasting Religion

5. Satya The pivotal and defining element of Gandhism is  satya , a  Sanskrit  word usually translated into English as truth, whose literal meaning is 'what actually is' (deriving from the root verb  as  meaning 'to be'). The principle of Satya as espoused by Gandhi needed that Truth must pervade all considerations of politics, e the pure, existing facts of life to make his decisions.

6. Brahmacharya At the age of 36, Gandhi adopted the vow of  brahmacharya , or celibacy. He committed himself to the control of the senses, thoughts and actions. Celibacy was important to Gandhi for not only purifying himself of any  lust  and sexual urges, but also to purify his love for his wife as genuine and not an outlet for any turmoil or aggression within his mind.

7. Ahinsa The concept of nonviolence ( ahinsa ) and nonresistance has a long history in Indian religious thought and has had many revivals in Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Muslim and Christian contexts. Gandhi explains his philosophy and way of life in his autobiography,  The Story of My Experiments with Truth . Ahinsa , or non-violence, was another key tenet of Gandhi's beliefs. He held that total non-violence would rid a person of anger, obsession and destructive impulses.

8. Khadi Gandhi also adopted the clothing style of most Indians in the early 20th century. His adoption of  khadi , or homespun cloth, was intended to help eradicate the evils of poverty, social and economic discrimination. It was also aimed as a challenge to the contrast that he saw between most Indians, who were poor and traditional, and the richer classes of educated, liberal-minded Indians who had adopted Western mannerisms, clothing and practices.

9. Fasting To Gandhi,  fasting  was an important method of exerting mental control over base desires. In his autobiography, Gandhi analyses the need to fast to eradicate his desire for delicious, spicy food. He believed that abstention would diminish his sensual faculties, bringing the body increasingly under the mind's absolute control. Gandhi was opposed to the partaking of meat, alcohol, stimulants, salt and most spices, and also eliminated different types of cooking from the food he ate. Fasting would also put the body through unusual hardship, which Gandhi believed would cleanse the spirit by stimulating the courage to withstand all impulses and pain.

10. Religion Gandhi believed that at the core of every religion was truth ( satya ), non-violence (ahimsa) and the Golden Rule. As soon as we lose the moral basis, we cease to be religious. There is no such thing as religion over-riding morality. Man, for instance, cannot be untruthful, cruel or incontinent and claim to have God on his side. Universalism denotes the ideology that all religions are true and therefore worthy of toleration and respect.

11. Favor ~Yes indeed his principles are valid and eternal. ~ Satya still holds enough respect in human society. People only respect who stay with truth. Even few people sack their integrity for midget profits. But for mental satisfaction and guilt free life one need to stay with truth. ~Nonviolence is base of civilized human society. If humans involve in violence then what is difference between humans and animals . ~ Khadi is for poor and good for economy. ~Fasting cleans body . ~Religions equality is must for humans to survive in upcoming future. ~Principles of gandhi ji are eternal. Those were useful in past and will be valid in future .

12. Against ~ Satya or truth is not valid in today's capitalist world. A business man can’t speak truth all the time. Even our advertisement hides reality and sells fakeness. ~ Ahinsa or nonviolence is good till a point. But if you only bear the pain others giving you then it is not justified . ~These principles are not valid in present as modern times human made different standards in their societies from the past. In past religions had very powerful influence over society but now religions are eloping.

13. Conclusion Principles of ghandhi ji are universal. It’s just present human society more focusing on the showoff and money. But these principles are eternal.

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