Though less well known than many anecdotes about Gandhi, this little story shows how the Mahatma only taught thingsthat he himself had put into practice. His saying “Be thechange you wish to see in the world” was far more than just a theory for him. Gandhi himself was the embodiment of non-violence and love for all people, all living creatures andnature, and his self-denial was an expression of the freedomhe carried within himself.
He was a seeker of truth. Both current truth, as understood by modern human beings, and that highest, eternal truth setout in the ancient Vedic scriptures: “Vishva prani, mere atma he” (Every living being is part of my soul). This is the basis ofthe ethics on which Gandhi’s commitment to non-violenceis founded. Even as a lawyer, he found a di erent way toresolve disputes that did not involve one party defeating and humiliating the other, but instead allowed both to keeptheir pride and settle the con ict to their mutual satisfaction.He later applied the principle of non-violence to the muchgreater and more serious con ict between India and the British Empire. The world followed the resolution of this con ict for 30 years. The eventual victory of non-violenceset a precedent and served as an inspiration to many movements that have changed the world for the better.
Technical details
- Issue Date: 27.09.2019
- Designer: Mahatma Gandhi
- Printer: Zagreb, Hrvaška • Croatia • Kroatien
- Process: Offset
- Colours: 4 Colours
- Size: 42,60 x 29,82 mm
- Values: €0.70
