Gandhi’s Top 10 Fundamentals for Changing the World

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Gandhi's Top 10 Fundamentals for Changing the World

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Below is a shorter version from Positivity Blog May 9, 2008

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mentals-for-changing-the-world/> :

 

1. Change yourself " You must be the change you want to see in the

world. "

 

If you change yourself you will change your world. If you change how you

think, then you will change how you feel and what actions you take. And

so the world around you will change.

 

2. You are in control " Nobody can hurt me without my

permission. "

 

What you feel and how you react to something is always up to you. You

can choose your own thoughts, reactions and emotions.

 

3. Forgive and let it go " An eye for eye only ends up making the

whole world blind. "

 

Fighting evil with evil won't help anyone. Forgiving and letting go

of the past will do you and the people in your world a great service.

 

4. Without action you aren't going anywhere " An ounce of

practice is worth more than tons of preaching. "

 

Without taking action very little will be done. However, taking action

can be hard. And so you may resort to preaching, or reading and studying

endlessly. But you have to take action and translate that knowledge into

results and understanding.

 

5. Take care of this moment

 

" I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking

care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment

following. "

 

Stay in the present as much as possible, and be accepting. When you are

in the present moment you don't worry about the next moment. And the

resistance to action comes from imagining negative future consequences

or reflecting on past failures.

 

6. Everyone is human

 

" It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy

to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might

err. "

 

When you start to make myths out of people, you run the risk of becoming

disconnected from them. Keep in mind that everyone is just a human being

no matter who they are.

 

7. Persist " First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then

they fight you, then you win. "

 

Be persistent. In time the opposition around you will fade and fall

away.

 

8. See the good in people and help them

 

" I look only to the good qualities of men. Not being faultless

myself, I won't presume to probe into the faults of others. "

 

If you want improvement then focusing on the good in people is a useful

choice. It also makes life easier for you as your world and

relationships become more pleasant and positive.

 

9. Be congruent, be authentic, be your true self

 

" Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always

aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. "

 

When words and thoughts are aligned then that shows through in your

communication. People tend to really listen to what you're saying.

You are communicating without incongruence, mixed messages or phoniness.

 

10. Continue to grow and evolve

 

" Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries

to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into

a false position. "

 

You can pretty much always improve your skills and habits, or

re-evaluate your evaluations. You can gain deeper understanding of

yourself and the world.