Quotes from Gandhi (1 Viewer)

[Brian]

“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. ... We need not wait to see what others do.”

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."

 

[Brian]

“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. ... We need not wait to see what others do.”

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."

My thoughts on this.

You can change and when you do, your world changes with you. Thus, direct the sail of this world rather than waiting for another... Empowering and true. Free will.

To forgive is to move on, to advance. Before you can help another, one must first help themselves. It is when one helps another that they show the world that they are strong. As you can only give if you have.

Balance. Harmony. Peace. To find that equilibrium within life would bring content. To make 2 into 1....

 

[Linda]

My thoughts on this.

You can change and when you do, your world changes with you.
To forgive is to move on, to advance.

I've noticed that when I change my behavior, particularly in an ongoing, repeating pattern with another, the other is stunned for a bit - like the wall they were accustomed to bouncing off of is suddenly gone. The next part is interesting, too. For me it feels as though they now have a space to make a change.

A person in my life and I had a pattern of his picking a fight and me responding. One day I stopped. He was pissed at first and asked why I was not saying anything. I replied that I chose not to be part of this situation. He stomped off, but came back in a little while, asking how I did that.

 

[Brian]

I've noticed that when I change my behavior, particularly in an ongoing, repeating pattern with another, the other is stunned for a bit - like the wall they were accustomed to bouncing off of is suddenly gone. The next part is interesting, too. For me it feels as though they now have a space to make a change.

A person in my life and I had a pattern of his picking a fight and me responding. One day I stopped. He was pissed at first and asked why I was not saying anything. I replied that I chose not to be part of this situation. He stomped off, but came back in a little while, asking how I did that.

Your actions are a reflection of yourself. Thus, that sounds like a good way to bring change to others as... if another is angry at you and letting off steam, then if you welcome them with a calming manner and a peaceful face sooner or later, they'll learn better.

 

[Laron]

“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. ... We need not wait to see what others do.”

An important one to be reminded of now and then.

 

[Lila]

“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him. ... We need not wait to see what others do.”

"The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

"Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony."

Forgiveness takes strength. So does asking for help. Both leave the world a more harmonious place and all parties stronger for the change.

The Ted Talk by Michelle Sullivan that Laron recently posted looks at asking for help as a sign of strength and the often surprising incidents it can spark: https://www.transients.info/roundtable/threads/asking-for-help-is-a-strength-not-a-weakness.2495/ I liked it a lot.

Bringing ourselves into synch, now there's a worthy pursuit