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management. In 2005 my parents and the Institute Parliament and began working in civil society becoming moved to Rochester NY and the Gandhi Institute was an ambassador for peace and nonviolence and working hosted in the University of Rochester NY. Where it with the impoverished community of native South continues to function even today. The Gandhi Institute Africans living around the Phoenix Settlement. She now now works with the lesser privileged youth living in the heads the Gandhi Development Trust in Durban, is a poverty stricken and crime infested inner city areas, trustee of the Phoenix Settlement. She manages the counselling troubled youth and inner city students those settlement and works actively for the rights and most prone to fall victim to crime and empowers them development of the neighbouring community at with education and vocational skills. Arun has now Phoenix. She was a member of the Advisory Board of taken on the role of a 'peace farmer] and travels the the Committee of PIOs the People Of Indian Origin world talking about the legacy he has inherited and which organised the Pravasi Bharatiya Deevas under about the importance of peace and nonviolence as a the Prime Ministership of Manmohan Singhji. In 2007 responsibility of the individual, communities and the Indian Government conferred the Padma Bhushan nations, as he says he plants seeds of peace and on Ela Gandhi for her humanitarian work. Ela Gandhi nonviolence. He talks about the philosophy of lives in Durban and like her sibling Arun travels the world nonviolence and its application in everyday life. Arun is speaking about the importance of Peace Nonviolence currently based in Rochester NY and is involved in and Justice and inspires people to embrace peace and conducting programs for peace, nonviolence, conflict nonviolence and justice and equality. She runs Gandhi resolution and anger management in several prisons Development Trust and Publishes Satyagraha a in North of New York State.
journal dedicated to Peace Nonviolence and Justice. Ela Gandhi the youngest Daughter of Manilal and Most of the descendants of Ba and Bapu have treated Sushila grew up on Phoenix Settlement in South Africa. the legacy they have inherited as a matter of pride but At a young age she joined the resistance against the more importantly as a responsibility they have inherited, Apartheid Regime of South Africa, She was a card not flaunting it, not expecting dividends but to silently carrying member of the Communist Party of South do what they can and move on without any Africa and a member of its Central Committee, when expectations. This is the legacy of service done humbly the Communist Party merged with the African National and selflessly. Congress she became a active member of ANC. For Although I have miles to go before I can match up her actions of resistance and defiance of the Apartheid to any of my illustrious ancestors I take great pride in Regime she was banned and placed under house the legacy I have inherited and with humility attempt to arrest from 1973 to 1982 along with her husband perform the responsibility that comes along with the Mewalal. After Freedom Ela was an ANC MP in the legacy like many of my cousins.
OOD National Parliament for two terms from 1994 to 2003. ૯, સુખરામ ગૃહ, સર વિઠ્ઠલદાસ નગર, સરોજિની રોડ, She worked closely with President Nelson Mandela.
સાંતાક્રુઝ, મુંબઈ - ૪૦૦ ૦૫૪. After completing two terms Ela resigned from
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અહિંસાના બે ક્ષેત્ર સત્ય સાધ્ય પણ છે અને સાધન પણ. તે મુકામ પણ છે, માર્ગ પણ છે. પરંતુ અહિંસા માત્ર માર્ગ જ છે. અહિંસા એટલે પૂર્ણ નિર્વિકારતા. તે વગર સત્યનું દર્શન અશક્ય છે. તેથી સત્યના દર્શન સારુ અહિંસા સાધન થઈ એમ ગાંધીજી કહેતા.
વ્યક્તિગત અહિંસાની શરૂઆત નિર્વિકારતાના મહાવરાથી થશે. નિર્વિકારતાના મહાવરાથી દેહાસક્તિ ક્ષીણ બનશે. દેહાસક્તિ ક્ષીણ થતા દેહ-ભિન્નતા યાને ‘દેહથી આપણે જુદા છીએ' તેનો અનુભવ થશે. આ જ આત્મદર્શન છે. એ વ્યક્તિગત
અહિંસાની પૂર્ણતા થઈ. આત્મદર્શનનો સંબંધ પિંડ (દેહ, મન વગેરેનો સંઘાત)ની સાથે છે. હરિ-દર્શન એટલે બ્રહ્માંડના દરેક પદાર્થમાં ઈશ્વરનું દર્શન કરવું, ઈશ્વરષ્ટિ રાખવી અર્થાત્ સમાજ યા સમૂહની સાથે, બ્રહ્માંડની સાથે વ્યાપકતાનો સંબંધ રાખવો. | સામૂહિક અહિંસાનો આરંભ દુર્જન પ્રત્યે સહિષ્ણુતાનો ભાવ રાખવાથી થાય છે. સહિષ્ણુતામાંથી દુર્જન પ્રત્યે આત્મીયતા જન્મવી જોઈએ. આત્મીયતામાંથી પ્રેમનો ઉત્કર્ષ થશે, ત્યારે દુર્જન તરફ પ્રેમ ઊભરાશે અને તેના પ્રભાવથી દુર્જનનું પરિવર્તન થતા તેની દુર્જનતા નાશ પામશે. પ્રેમનો ઉત્કર્ષ એટલે સંપૂર્ણ વ્યાપકતા. સંપૂર્ણ વ્યાપકતા એટલે હરિ-દર્શન. આ છે સામૂહિક અહિંસાની પૂર્ણતા.
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