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THE MESSAGE OF GANDHI
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For Gandhi the transcendental aspect of Reality was a truth of inner experience. Gandhi identified himself with humanity, its joys and sorrows, its aspirations and inner longings. He realized that it was through love alone that he could serve it. Gandhi's tendency to battle against all odds for the truth of his outlook and experience distinguished him as a moral genius and a man of action. Gandhi insisted that the weapons of fighting against evil and injustice, exploitation and tyranny must be nonviolent, pure and moral. Gandhi declared that violence is the law of the jungle and love is the law of the human species. Gandhi also insisted not to surrender to evil and injustice no matter what may happen, since surrendering to evil for any reason whatsoever is moral and spiritual death.
Gandhi believed there was a tremendous urge in human nature for peace and freedom. Gandhi's purpose was to advance man's progress towards a rational world order. He is the immortal symbol of love and understanding in a world rent with hatred and torn by misunderstanding. He declared that resistance to evil by non-violence demands greater courage, discipline and persistence than meeting evil with violence. Gandhi believed and brought the long cruel story of history to witness that violence breeds violence and tyranny. Methods of military force and ali other forms of violence tend to perpetuate the rule of force and armed strength. Use peaceful means, if you wish to secure peaceful ends. Gandhi's greatest contribution to political philosophy is his doctrine of non-violence. Gandhi was concerned not only with physical non-violence but equally with non-violence by mind and words.
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