a very short speech on Mahatma Gandhi
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The reason why I decided to deliver a speech on such a great man is because I am personally very much impressed by Mahtama Gandhi’s fundamental philosophy and his policy of non-violence. Today we stand united and independent as a nation because of the sacrifice and concerted efforts of such great personalities who didn’t bow down to the adverse circumstances posed by the British Raj and emerged victorious at all odds.
Such a distinguished personality he was that he dedicated his entire life in the pursuit of truth or what we call Satya and even gave his movement the name called Satyagraha, which implies “insistence on, appeal to or reliance on the truth”. It was in the year 1920 that the movement Satyagraha came into existence as a political maneuver, which was tabled by Mahatma Gandhi as a “Resolution on Non-cooperation” in the month of September before the commencement of the Indian Congress Session. It was the formulation of Satyagraha that profoundly resonated with the socio-cultural beliefs of the people, deeply entrenched into the consciousness of the people thereby transforming this great spiritual leader into becoming the Bapu for its people.
He stated that it’s very significant for a man to constantly fight against his own demons, insecurities and fears. Gandhiji first summed up his beliefs in the phrase called “God is Truth”. He later went on to change his statement by saying that “Truth is God”. Thus, satya or truth in the words of Gandhiji is nothing but God himself. He supported his beliefs through the citations from Richards by stating that “God is not distinct from truth, but as the Being (Atman, Brahman) of the Advaita Vedanta tradition”. It’s the universal power that flows in all living things, in everything that has life. In the words of Nicholas Gier, that every living being carries one soul and so deserves equality. If I were to put it in other words, it would be that ‘atman exists and is not distinct from this universe. Non-violence (ahinsa) is the very governing principle of this atman.
So students what do we learn out of this is that we should refrain from doing violence and live in peaceful co-existence as the children of one God and should make our mother Earth a better place to live in. Only then would we be able to pay homage to this great man in the truest sense.
Such a distinguished personality he was that he dedicated his entire life in the pursuit of truth or what we call Satya and even gave his movement the name called Satyagraha, which implies “insistence on, appeal to or reliance on the truth”. It was in the year 1920 that the movement Satyagraha came into existence as a political maneuver, which was tabled by Mahatma Gandhi as a “Resolution on Non-cooperation” in the month of September before the commencement of the Indian Congress Session. It was the formulation of Satyagraha that profoundly resonated with the socio-cultural beliefs of the people, deeply entrenched into the consciousness of the people thereby transforming this great spiritual leader into becoming the Bapu for its people.
He stated that it’s very significant for a man to constantly fight against his own demons, insecurities and fears. Gandhiji first summed up his beliefs in the phrase called “God is Truth”. He later went on to change his statement by saying that “Truth is God”. Thus, satya or truth in the words of Gandhiji is nothing but God himself. He supported his beliefs through the citations from Richards by stating that “God is not distinct from truth, but as the Being (Atman, Brahman) of the Advaita Vedanta tradition”. It’s the universal power that flows in all living things, in everything that has life. In the words of Nicholas Gier, that every living being carries one soul and so deserves equality. If I were to put it in other words, it would be that ‘atman exists and is not distinct from this universe. Non-violence (ahinsa) is the very governing principle of this atman.
So students what do we learn out of this is that we should refrain from doing violence and live in peaceful co-existence as the children of one God and should make our mother Earth a better place to live in. Only then would we be able to pay homage to this great man in the truest sense.
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