Gandhi ~ man of peace

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Comment by Houcine Brahmi on August 19, 2009 at 9:08pm

I am glad to join the group of peace which takes the name of the famous peaceful man" Mahatma Gandhi"

Comment by Houcine Brahmi on August 19, 2009 at 9:06pm

Thank you for welcome,
houcine

Comment by Clicia Pavan on August 19, 2009 at 1:37am

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Comment by Clicia Pavan on August 19, 2009 at 1:29am

Vinoba Bhave was a scholar, thinker, writer who produced numerous books, translator who made sanskrit texts accessible to common man, orator, linguist who had excellent command of several languages (Marathi, Hindi, Urdu, English, Sanskrit), and a social reformer. He wrote brief introductions to, and criticisms of, several religious and philosophical works like the bhagavad gita,works of Adi Shankaracharya, the Bible and Quran. His criticism of Dnyaneshwar's poetry as also the output by other marathi saints is quite brilliant and a testimony to the breath of his intellect. Vinoba spent the later part of his life at his ashram in Paunar
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Vinoba and Gandhi should have given much to do to the British government in India ---)Two great men----Namaste

Comment by Clicia Pavan on August 18, 2009 at 3:25am

Beautiful the story of two friends
Gandhi and Vinoba
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Acharya Vinoba Bhave was a freedom fighter and a spiritual teacher. He is best known as the founder of the 'Bhoodan Movement' (Gift of the Land). The reformer had an intense concern for the deprived masses. Vinoba Bhave had once said, "All revolutions are spiritual at the source. All my activities have the sole purpose of achieving a union of hearts." In 1958, Vinoba was the first recipient of the international Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership. He was also conferred with the Bharat Ratna (India's highest civilian awards) posthumously in 1983.
In 1932, accusing Vinoba Bhave of conspiring against the colonial rule, the British government sent him to jail for six months to Dhulia. There, he told the fellow prisoners about the different subjects of 'Bhagwad Gita', in Marathi. All the lectures given by him on Gita in Dhulia jail were collected and later published as a book.
on 5 October, 1940, introduced Bhave to the nation by issuing a statement. He was also chosen as the first Individual Satyagrahi (an Individual standing up for Truth instead of a collective action) by Gandhi himself.
Vinoba and Gandhi grew stronger and his involvement in constructive programmes for the society kept on increasing
beautiful the story of two friends
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Acharya Vinoba Bhave era un combatiente por la libertad y un maestro espiritual. Él es mejor conocido como el fundador de la 'Bhoodan Movimiento "(regalo de la Tierra). El reformador había una intensa preocupación por el privado masas. Vinoba Bhave había una vez dijo: "Todas las revoluciones son espirituales en la fuente. Todos mis actividades tienen el único propósito de lograr una unión de corazones." En 1958, Vinoba fue el primer beneficiario de la Ramon Magsaysay Award por Liderazgo Comunitario. También se le confiere con el Bharat Ratna (India civil más alta de premios) póstumamente en 1983.
En 1932, acusando a Vinoba Bhave de conspirar contra el régimen colonial, el gobierno británico lo envió a la cárcel por seis meses a Dhulia. Allí, le dijo a los compañeros de los presos sobre los diferentes temas de 'Bhagwad Gita', en marathi. Todas las conferencias pronunciadas por él en la cárcel Gita en Dhulia se han recogido y publicado posteriormente en forma de libro.
el 5 de octubre de 1940, presentó Bhave a la nación mediante la emisión de una declaración. También fue elegido como el primer individuo Satyagrahi (un individuo de pie de la Verdad en lugar de una acción colectiva) por el propio Gandhi.
Vinoba y Gandhi creció más fuerte y su participación en los programas constructivos de la sociedad mantenerse en el aumento de
hermosa la historia de dos amigos,
Gandhi y Vinoba
Namaste

Comment by Clicia Pavan on August 18, 2009 at 2:38am

Gandhi caring for sick (The patient was Vinoba) Mahatma Gandhi with Vinoba Bhave

Comment by Clicia Pavan on August 18, 2009 at 2:22am

Come learn a bit about this character who walked next to Gandhi --Vinoba Bhave Widely regarded as Gandhi's spiritual successor, Vinoba Bhave continued Gandhi s work of spiritual and social enlightenment after his assassination, and became a beacon of hope to millions of impoverished Indian people. Saint, scholar, sage, social reformer and spiritual master, his radical activism was driven by his beliefs, and compassion was the inspiration for his social and economic reforms. He is best known for founding the Bhoodan or land gift movement: motivated by the plight of the landless poor, he walked all over India persuading wealthy landowners to part with a portion of their land. In all he collected over five million acres of land in gifts, which he redistributed to the poor. During this great journey, he talked about the relationship between the intimate self and the ultimate God.
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Ampliamente considerado como el sucesor espiritual Gandhi, Vinoba Bhave siguió Gandhi s labor de la iluminación espiritual y social después de su asesinato, y se convirtió en un faro de esperanza para millones de indios. Santo, erudito, sabio, reformador social y maestro espiritual, su activismo radical fue impulsado por sus creencias, y la compasión es la inspiración para sus reformas sociales y económicas. Él es mejor conocido por la fundación de la Bhoodan o movimiento de tierras de regalo: motivados por la difícil situación de los pobres sin tierra, caminó toda la India persuadir a los ricos terratenientes de la segunda parte con una porción de sus tierras. En todo lo que recogieron más de cinco millones de acres de tierra en las donaciones, que redistribuye a los pobres. Durante este gran viaje, habló sobre la relación íntima entre el yo y el último a Dios.

Comment by Clicia Pavan on August 18, 2009 at 2:06am

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Men who walked next to Gandhi Vinoba Bhave (1895-1982) was an Indian nationalist and social-reform leader who inherited Mahatma Gandhi's spiritual mantle. Bhave's most notable contribution was the creation of the bhoodan (land gift) movement.
Vinayak Bhave, renamed with the affectionate diminutive "Vinoba" by Mahatma Gandhi, was born on Sept. 11, 1895, into a high-ranking Chitapavan Brahmin family in Gagode village, south of Bombay. His father, a textile technologist, worked for the princely state of Baroda. Bhave credited his grandfather and his mother for his strong religious orientation.
Joined Gandhi's Movement
Bhave's education was concentrated in modern subjects, and he excelled in mathematics. He nonetheless left college in 1916 and started his spiritual quest. He began studying Sanskrit in Benares but within three months joined Gandhi's independence movement.
Gandhi to Vinoba
Describes the Bhoodan Movement of Acharya Vinoba Bhave, his message of communal harmony and of synthesis of Science and Spirituality. Closes with the Legacy of Gandhi and other Sages
Los hombres que caminaban junto a Gandhi
Vinoba Bhave (1895-1982) fue un nacionalista indio y social a la reforma líder Mahatma Gandhi, que heredó del manto espiritual. Bhave la contribución más notable fue la creación de la bhoodan (regalo de la tierra) el movimiento.
Vinayak Bhave, rebautizada con el cariñoso diminutivo "Vinoba" por Mahatma Gandhi, nació el 11 de septiembre de 1895, en un alto rango en la familia Chitapavan Brahmin Gagode pueblo, al sur de Bombay. Su padre, un tecnólogo textil, trabajó para el estado de Baroda principesca. Bhave acreditan su abuelo y su madre por su fuerte orientación religiosa.
Antigüedad del Movimiento de Gandhi
Bhave la educación se concentró en temas modernos, y se destacó en matemáticas. Él, sin embargo, dejó la universidad en 1916 y comenzó su búsqueda espiritual. Él comenzó a estudiar sánscrito en Benares, pero el plazo de tres meses se unió a Gandhi la independencia de movimiento.
Gandhi a Vinoba
Describe el Bhoodan Movimiento de Acharya Vinoba Bhave, su mensaje de armonía comunitaria y de síntesis de la Ciencia y la Espiritualidad. Cierra con el legado de Gandhi y otros sabios
Namaste

Comment by Nidal Khalili on August 17, 2009 at 10:28am

In the 70's my dad Mohamad Khalili who went by the name Salam (Peace in Arabic Shalom in Hebrew) was handed out a 25 years jail sentence for publishing an invoking article in the daily newspaper Al-Quds Daily (Jerusalem) where he was working as an editor in chief.a detailed accounts of what happened on the ground in the so called six days war, the takeover of West Bank from Jordan... I was a month old my sister Falastine (Palestine in Arabic) a year old, they left us with the nuns at a monastery with a note to deliver us to the grandparents in Jordan in case they got killed..so mom & dad went to the battlefield, they saw no fights instead witnessed a mass exodus of Palestinians to Jordan fearing (a repeat of the 1948 horror stories) eminent death, my parents unheard appeal to stay ignored, his first aid kit was of no use but his camera & recorder was.. the border was sealed no re-entry allowed these people still to this day unable to return to homes living in refugee camps in Jordan ..to make the story short, and tell you about it later..my dad discovered, documented & published without Israeli's censorship approval that the war was pre-planned, pre-arranged & agreed upon by king Hussein of Jordan & Israel.a fact the king admitted 20 yrs latter....a change of occupiers that my dad suspected it was in the works a year before, and in a desperate attempt to convince his fellow journalists he made a decision to call his yet to be born child weather a boy or a girl Palestine..unusual name & a first of its kind at that time. luckily she was a girl...you now what I mean if you speak Arabic.in Arabic we don't have (it), everything a he or a she in either M or F form.

In 1970 now living under the Israelis occupation he publishes his report in the paper,arrested the next day, ends up in Ber Shiva prison (Sinai Desert) the worst jail in Israel at the time..mean while I got lucky, with a political prisoner parent I was granted a free tuition in the only very expensive private catholic school in Jerusalem where the YMCA was our PA classes. and a place with a an address where mail was delivered next door to the US embassy (the rest of the west bank & a large part of Jerusalem had no mail delivery system under occupation at that time) so I GOT MAIL..from dad telling me Gandhi stories & peace crab I did not understand my 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th grade teachers read to me weekly....do not hate love is the answer and so on..I was full of hatred i didn't know what to make out of it ...not until my late teenage years it clicked he was planting the seeds of peace in me...so thank you dad.....and thank god for the elite school with mail delivery...Now I can tell you the bird story......

One day a lost baby bird wet, cold and fragile makes it through the tiny barb wired window cell of Salam, he takes care of it and nourish it from his mouth & when it matured it flew away but it kept comming back everyday like it was home, everyone fell in love with the bird the jailed & the jailers he roamed among them with no fear & he became a sensation to all....and was known as Salam's bird
one day while the bird feeding in the prison's yard, a guard on duty walking back & forth accidentally steps on the bird & kills it....the guard tenderly pick's it up and frantically rushes to Salam's cell crying hysterically asking him to do something to save the bird... what happened, is he dead Salam said. the guard explained what happened then to my dad's surprise, asked him for forgiveness for killing the bird & how much he loved the bird..of course I forgive you, Salam replied, they hugged each other & start sharing their favorite memories of the bird.

A magical transformation took place afterward, the mean & unfriendly guard an immigrant Jew from Russia, became nice & friendly, in the days after the incident the guard & Salam became very good friends sharing stories about their families, my dad an artist painted a a portrait of him with his family from a picture he gave him as a gift, because of him my dad was able to smuggle out 20 oil painting with the help of the guard....over a 120 painting confiscated by the jail authorities citing they are too political. (one painting was hanging in the warden office a portrait of a lion behind bars, the warden said to Salam you see even if you're lions we can still put you behind bars, my dad replied: no.on the contrary..even if you put us behind bars we still lions) ......you can paint a bird or a dog but not anything with a hint of a people's struggle for freedom & justice.. you can see the painting on my facebook under my name Nidal Khalili I'll be posting them here soon...

so thank you for reading and hope you too can be inspired by this to forgive your enemies and plant the seed of love & peace and thank you dad for the gift of love & peace you implanted in me...

Salam, spent 7 years in prison, in 1979 an amazing group of journalists with Ruiter News Agency secured his release on the conditions he leaves and never return to the country, he was dropped of in cypress, a Jewish American Journalist Sara from NY married him got to NY, they collected 7500 US got on Greyhound bus to see the country, got of the bus in San Francisco where he resided & worked as a signmaker.. He became a close friend with Jack Kornfield founder of Spirit Rock Meditation Center and spoke many times promoting peace between Palestinians & Israelis...He Past away in his San Rafael home in 2006 at the age of 64...his ashes scattered at spirit rock, Jack's latest book Wise Hearts cites few of salam's stories including the bird....Jack visited Israel & the west bank after Salam's death to promote peace & bring booth closer..thank you Jack & all peace loving humans for planting the seeds of peace.... my sister & I joined my dad in SF in 1989...
To my dad's delight I ended up meeting a Jewish woman whom I married and had 2 kids with Nick 16 & Haille 12..wich I'm so proud of their heritage....my daughter said lets call it Israelistian...
I'm divorced now but not for political reasons..

Comment by Clicia Pavan on August 17, 2009 at 3:33am

History was created in the United States Senate at 9.30 am on Thursday, when Rajan Zed, the Hindu chaplain of the Indian Association of Northern Nevada, opened the Senate with a Hindu prayer.16 de julho 2009 “Here is a man who changed the world, a man who believed in peace. . . . If there was ever a time, with this international war on terror that we are fighting now, where people have to understand how important peace is, think of Gandhi, a man who gave his life for peace, a tiny little man in physical stature but a giant in morality.Senate Majority Leader Harry"I am Muslim! I am Hindu! And I'm Jewish! I am Christian!
Mahatma Gandhi
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Historia fue creada en el Senado de los Estados Unidos a las 9.30 horas del jueves, cuando Rajan Zed, el capellán de los hindúes de la India de la Asociación del Norte de Nevada, abrió el Senado con un hindú prayer.16 de Julho 2009
"Aquí es un hombre que cambió el mundo, un hombre que creía en la paz. . . . Si alguna vez hubo un tiempo, con esta guerra contra el terrorismo internacional que estamos luchando ahora, cuando la gente tiene que entender la importancia de la paz es, piensa en Gandhi, un hombre que dio su vida por la paz, un hombre pequeño en estatura física, pero un gigante en el líder de la mayoría Harry morality.Senate "Yo soy musulmán, estoy hindú! Y yo soy judío! soy cristiano!
Mahatma Gandhi

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