{"id":4084,"date":"2010-11-14T22:12:17","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T06:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=4084"},"modified":"2013-08-28T08:30:09","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T16:30:09","slug":"5-must-read-life-lessons-from-gandhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/5-must-read-life-lessons-from-gandhi\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Must-Read Life Lessons from Gandhi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mohandas Gandhi was the pre-eminent ideological and political leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He pioneered Satyagraha; which is defined as resistance to tyranny through mass civil disobedience.\u00a0 This is a philosophy based on complete non-violence.<\/p>\n

This idea assisted India in gaining its independence, and provided motivation for civil rights and freedom all across the world.<\/p>\n

After assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns to ease poverty, expand women’s rights, build religious and ethnic amity, end \u201cuntouchability,\u201d and increase economic self-reliance.<\/p>\n

Gandhi lived very modestly in a self-sufficient residential community.\u00a0 He wore the traditional Indian dhoti and shawl that he hand-spun. He ate vegetarian food, experimented with a fruitarian diet, and fasted as a means of self-purification and protest.<\/p>\n

\u2026Without further adieu, I present to you the 5 must-read life lessons from Gandhi:<\/p>\n

5 Must-Read Life Lessons from Gandhi:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. Be the Change<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cYou must be the change you want to see in the world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Be the example, be the leader.\u00a0 If you lead properly people will follow, and together you will change the world.\u00a0 Anyone can complain, anyone can blame, and most do, but if you desire to change, then \u201cyou\u201d be the change.<\/p>\n

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2. Ask the Right Questions<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe power to question is the basis of all human progress.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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The quality of your life is in direct proportion to the quality of the questions that you dare to ask.\u00a0 Are you asking the right questions?\u00a0 Are you asking the right people?\u00a0 You can\u2019t get answers, without questions; you can\u2019t make progress, without an inquiring mind.<\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0 Always Act<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cHave a bias towards action – let’s see something happen now. You can break that big plan into small steps and take the first step right away.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re going to be biased, be biased towards making something happen today.\u00a0 Tomorrow never comes, any progress to be made, must be made today.\u00a0 It must be made right now!<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t act now, you don\u2019t have a future<\/em>, just a longer today.\u00a0 Gandhi said, \u201cThe future depends on what we do in the present.\u201d<\/p>\n

4. Forgive<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe weak can never forgive.\u00a0 Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s not \u201cweaklings\u201d who are quick-to-forgive; it\u2019s those who are strongest.\u00a0 The ability to forgive quickly is a sign of strength.\u00a0 How strong are you?<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve been weak in the past, you can begin today to be strong.<\/p>\n

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5. Monitor Your Beliefs<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cYour beliefs become your thoughts.\u00a0 Your thoughts become your words.\u00a0 Your words become your actions.\u00a0 Your actions become your habits.\u00a0 Your habits become your values.\u00a0 Your values become your destiny.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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In short, your beliefs will create your destiny.\u00a0 What do you believe?\u00a0 What do you believe about yourself, your future, and your potential?\u00a0 What you believe, you will surely become.<\/p>\n

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Mr. Self Development is an author who teaches a motivational and practical guide to success. Please visit him at Mr. Self Development.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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