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"He is not only the greatest man in India, he is the greatest man on earth today." Rabindranath Tagore "Generations to come will scarcely believe that such a one as this [Mahatma Gandhi] ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth." Albert Einstein "As I look back at the things I recall most vividly about
Gandhi, I find myself impatient of those pygmy minds which have
so often employed themselves in finding flaws and inconsistencies in his life. The greatness of the man and the circumstances in which he
lived subjected him to a scrutiny from which most of us are mercifully preserved, not merely because so little of our lives is really
known, but because even less is worth anybody's attention. With Bapu I soon realised that nothing he did was unobserved, and very
little that was observed was unrecorded. Can we wonder if we find imperfection when every momentary weakness or forgetfulness is
faithfully placed upon record? Yet before the searchlight of history and the microscope of biography
this man stood unafraid, asking no mercy, exposing every weakness in himself to pitiless publicity. Not
only so-for, in addition to the truth, he had to face a truly phenomenal barrage of misquotation, misrepresentation and plain,
downright lying. ... “I frankly confess, although it deeply grieves me to say it, that I see in Mr. Gandhi, the patient sufferer for the cause of righteousness and mercy, a truer representative of the crucified Savior than the men who have thrown him into prison and yet call themselves by the name of Christ.” The English Bishop of Madras quoted by Savel Zimand "Future generations will recognize in Gandhi one of the greatest spiritual forces of all times." Haridas Thakordas Muzumdar "A few petty minded individuals branded Gandhi 'the half naked fakir'. History proved that they were in fact naked morally and spiritually - Gandhi was the Enlightened One." "He (Gandhiji) is the very embodiment of the Spirit of Truth, Purity and Love. ... He is the incarnation of moral
energy." Verrier Elwin "Non-violence is the natural creed of India, the home of religion, of toleration, of gentleness. It is woven into the fabric of her national idealism."
"What Gandhi has done is to reaffirm [non-violence], against the drift of Western example and teaching. India believed in it, while our forefathers were still barbarians. [Gandhi] dares to preach that [India] can triumph by adopting in its struggle the ancient Hindoo tactic."
Henry Noel Brailsford "By dint of ceaseless effort he [Gandhi] had come so close to the karma-yoga (the way to God through selfless action in the world) that he almost became a part of the Gita in the end."
Vincent Sheean From " The Song Celestial" - Bhagavad Gita Complementary therapies and outreach programs are offered in conjunction with our fellow professionals. Where beneficial to you, we may suggest a “combo” program, combining all or some of the
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