Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2nd October, 1869.

This day is also celebrated as the

International day of Non-Violence in his honor. Mahatma is made up of two Hindi words
Mahan- Atma; meaning great soul. In this month let's remember this great soul. When
asked about what message he would like to give to the world, Gandhi said, My life is
my message Here are 10 great strategies and virtues we should learn from the Great
life of Mahatma Gandhi. All the quotes are by Mahatma Gandhi:

1. Faith in self-

In a gentle way, you can shake the world.

Also,

Men often become what they believe themselves

to be. If I believe I cannot do something, it makes
me incapable of doing it. But when I believe I can,
then I acquire the ability to do it even if I didn't
have it in the beginning.
Mahatma Gandhi wasnt a great orator, didnt had a very attractive physique, lived a life
of simplicity and avoided limelight as much as he could, but still he is regarded as one
of the Greatest persons to have ever walked on earth. The reason is he always believed
in himself. He believed that he has a great responsibility to free his country and he had
complete faith in himself. He knew hed a play a significant role in the freedom
of India and so he did. His faith in himself triggered the faith of millions of Indians in
him.
RememberAll of us have great abilities and great responsibilities. All of us play a very significant
role in the flow of History. The reason we never realize is because we never believe we
can have a worldwide impact.

2. Resistance & PersistenceFirst they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you
and then you win.
It was very tough to lead the Independence movement of a huge country such
as India and that too with non-violence and against the violent and cruel British army.
Gandhi was beaten a lot of times, a lot of times he was left alone, bleeding and lying on
the ground and sometimes it seemed that he wont see the sun, next day but each day
and each time he faced the opposition, he resisted, he persisted and he got through all
the opposition.
RememberWhen you fight for a noble cause and you know that youre doing the right thing youll
face the opposition. The opposition make everything seem worse, you may feel like
youre the only one standing for your cause and the whole world is against you. Thats

the time you might feel like giving up but you must resist the opposition, and must
persevere to make your dreams come true.

3. ForgivenessThe weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the

strong.
Mahatma Gandhi was thrown into jail, beaten on the roads; many people conspired
about his death and tried to assassinate him. But he forgave them all. He always
forgave the people that might have hurt him in any way.
RememberWhat people dont understand is that forgiveness is not only a great quality but its
also somewhat a selfish act; When you forgive the people that might have hurt you or
caused you some problems, you let go of the negativity associated with that event.
Also, forgiving people causes a long lasting positive impact on their lives and builds
everlasting relationships. So remember to forgive everyone, issue a blank pardon and
forgive everyone.

4. Learning from mistakesConfession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the
surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.
Mahatma Gandhi wasnt perfect from the beginning. When he was child, he lied, he stole, and he fought and
was too much after material things. Not all his actions were praised around the globe. Some of his actions were
condemned in his own land. He made mistakes throughout his life but he never made the same mistake twice.
He failed but he learned from it and achieved success.
RememberWere all humans and making mistakes is a part of being human. But we should always stop and take a look
at what mistakes we did and why they happened. If we learn from failures and mistakes, theyd eventually turn
out to be as grand success in life.

5. Strength of CharacterThere are seven sins in the world: Wealth without work, Pleasure
without conscience, Knowledge without character, Commerce
without morality, Science without humanity, Worship without
sacrifice and politics without principle.
Mahatma Gandhi was a man of great character. He kept himself away from the
materialistic desires, always favored the truth and honesty, he condemned violence, he
was married but still he was celibate and was himself a pure vegetarian. He was
celebrity and was covered on the front-page of all the important newspapers in the
world at that time. But still he lived the life of simplicity and discipline.
Remember-

Anyone can fool around when given a chance to but only the people who live a life of
discipline, great character and have urgency in day to day affairs are the people who
reach their destiny and become famous.

6. Love but never hateWhenever youre confronted with an opponent, conquer him with
love.
This is a quality most of the people would have difficulty to adopt. But this is a quality
often found in great people. It was present in the Buddha, Christ and in other great
spiritual leaders. This was something Gandhi adopted from his ideals.
RememberWhen you avoid a fight and instead walk out of the arena with your opponent, both
having a smile on their faces: it might look stupid. But it actually works in your favor.
Two things youve won- the fight without even actually fighting and a good friend that
might help you in the ups and downs of life. Actions like this help in building everlasting
relationships.

7. TruthfulnessTruth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.

Most of the people reading this post would not know that before becoming a freedom
fighter, M.K. Gandhi was actually a lawyer. Most people would wonder that the
profession of lawyer requires much cunning and lying but still Gandhi never resorted to
lying. He promoted truth throughout his life. He always called truth as his most powerful
weapon.
RememberWhile lying might serve your purpose for a short time, truth lasts forever. If you say the
truth every time and to everyone, you dont have to remember anything. While one lie
triggers even more lies, Truth stands for itself.

8. Live in PresentI do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking
care of the present. God has given me no control over the
moment following.
Gandhi believed in living each moment at fullest and concentrating at the task in hands.
He didnt waste his time looking back at the past or wondering what would happen in
the future.
RememberConcentrating on the present benefits you in two ways: it let go you of the worries of
the past and the future but also it increases your efficiency at the task you must focus.
It sorts out your priorities and help you to avoid procrastination.

9. Take the first step and Do it anyway-

Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important

that you do it
Gandhi himself suffered from the menace of procrastination when he was in school and
later on when he went to England to learn law. Then he devised this method of taking
first step in faith and doing the task anyways. He knew that not all the actions that hed
take would be important but he knew that they will have important results later on.
RememberIf you dont do something about it, it will never be done. The great tasks in future
should never be at the mercy of leisure and laziness. If you want something to be done
the best thing is begin it and do it anyway.

10. Non ViolenceMy religion is based on truth and non-violence. Truth is my God. Non-violence is
the means of realizing Him
Also,
An eye for an eye would soon make the whole world
blind.
Mahatma Gandhi is known in the whole world for his principles of non-violence. He
never resorted to violence and has won the war of independence of India just by nonviolence. In his memory and honor, today International Day of Non-Violence is
observed worldwide. If human resort to and resolve their problems and conflicts
peacefully, without violence and cooperating with each other, thousands of innocent
lives can be saved, that are often lost in wars.
RememberWars can never actually solve issues, wars can only terminate them.
In the end, a quote by Gandhi that would help you to reach your destiny-

Your beliefs become your thoughts. Your thoughts

become your words. Your words become your
actions. Your actions become your habits. Your
habits become your values. Your values become
your destiny.

Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) was a prominent Indian leader who taught people to
resist British colonial rule through nonviolent means. So using what we know of his
struggles we can identify him as an ethical person. He insisted that the struggle against the
British should be done through nonviolent methods: not meeting aggression with retaliation.
He was a very controlled person as well. He went on hunger strikes as necessary to protest
British rule (and later, to encourage the Indian government to pay money owed to Pakistan).
He was innovative. Noting that the British relied on economic trade with India, he instructed
his followers to make their own salt and weave their own cloth. And in addition to the above,
he was courageous for standing up for what's right and doing something about it.
Gandhi was also about as non-materialistic as you can get. He owned a few sets of simple
clothes, and that was pretty much it. So he was not into revolution for glory or power or
money, but for social justice. Add to this the fact that he was able to prove non-violent
tactics could work to overcome the might of the British Empire. Can you imagine even
having the guts to try in a colonial time period such as that? So I would have to add bravery
and resourcefulness.
Still, Gandhi could not have done it on his own, so in addition, Gandhi was a teacher. He
spread his ideas to the masses, and together they were able to achieve a miracle. Other
activists borrowed his ideas on non-violent resistance, so we could say he was ahead of his
time also.

Mohandas Gandhi was a charismatic person with ability to unarm resistance of people and
win their love and respect with a charming simplicity and honesty. He valued basic human
qualities like truthfulness and honesty much more than outward show and pomp. He valued
his principles much more than personal comfort and benefits, leading very simple life and
practiced may austerities like frequent fasting and not speaking for extended periods to
cleanse the soul.
He was a deeply religious person, but respected all religions. Though he was proud of the
heritage of India and Hindu Religion, he was opposed to the aberrations that had creeped in
the Indian society and Hindu religion, and he worked with great vigour to rid Hindu society of
practices like untouchability.
He was a great orator and a writer. He followed a simple and direct style of writing, without
flowery language or rhetoric.
His support for non-violence and peaceful means are well known, but this approach is often
confused with personal weakness. But fact is that he was a man of great personal courage,
and perhaps his greatest contribution to Indian Freedom Movement was to Inspire Indians,
by personal example, to face British oppression with determination and courage.
Some of Gandhi's personal qualities was an unbreakable commitment to his own values.
Research has shown that Gandhi was driven by a personal embrace of the values that he
espoused on a political level. He did not succumb to the life of political splendor while the
nation of India was under the heel and hell of British rule. He maintained a safe distance
between his own status and political conferments which happened after the British left. He
lived on his own, in an ashram, spinning his own clothes, eating sparingly, and meditating
on the nature of love and evil in the world. This made him very difficult to live with on a
personal level, as his own wife was estranged from him emotionally and intimately to a
certain extent, as well as his own children. As Gandhi became more driven by the need to
establish a new moral order in the world which might have even superseded the political
one, he became more convinced that these moral absolutes had to be lived in one's life at
all costs.

8 Qualities I Admire in Mahatma Gandhi

By Rayan Joel Lobo

October

2,

2013

(Gandhi Jayanti)

Mahatma Gandhi is no doubt, one of the greatest souls ever walked on this planet earth. He is rightly
called the father of the nation. Gandhi touched the lives of the people, worked towards the
transformation of the society and organized the masses to march towards the freedom struggle. The
name Gandhi- was a word that inspired the multitudes then and inspires us today.
I would now, share with you 8 qualities that I admire in Gandhi.
Honesty: Gandhi, as a child, during the time of inspection in the school, when his teacher helped
him to copy the answers, proved his mettle by plainly rejecting the offer. This little incident tells us
that, even at the early age, external image or opinion didnt matter him much. He did have a strong
value system and inbuilt convictions in him.
Constructive use of anger: We are all aware, how young Gandhi
was humiliated in a train in South Africa, by whites. Its quite natural
that Gandhi felt angry and humiliated. But what I admire in him is the
constructive use of that anger. The humiliating experience helped him
to work systematically, against the societal injustice and oppression.
Gandhi channelized his anger to work towards a noble cause of
liberating the humanity. Isnt this a beautiful way of expressing ones
emotion?
Undying spirit: Once convinced and determined about something,
Gandhi would not look back. He was also able to take the crowds with
him and enthuse them to work towards the goal. Rain or sunshine, joys or struggles, in prison or out
in the field, Gandhi reciprocated the undying spirit, within and around him.
Tremendous visionary: If Gandhi succeeded in getting the people to fight against the mighty army
of Englishmen,, its because he could give them a vision of a free nation, free India. For Gandhi, his
vision (liberating the nation from the clutches of Englishmen), was crystal clear. With this noble
vision in him, he put his whole self into achieving it. And we today live his vision in our lives.
Human with frailties: Gandhi did have his own struggles as a person. He knew that he was a
fragile human. Amidst the active and vibrant life outside, he also learnt to face his inner life. Thus
today it is not only what he did for India inspires us rather, Gandhi as a person inspires us.
Innovative and creative: His methods were different. When the world thought of peace and
liberty, possible only through violence, Gandhi introduced non violent Satyagraha. What the bloody
bullets couldnt achieve, the nonviolent means of Gandhi did. We have also heard enough a few

months ago about his celibacy experiments. These and several other incidents tell us one truth that
Gandhi was innovative and creative in his life.
Selfless: Going through the life of Gandhi, I feel more and more convinced that he was not a self
centered person. Even when the whole nation was rejoicing, at the independence,, he spent time in
a far way place alone. The praise, the slogans, the honour, did not matter him much. He was clear
about his way and his goals.
Gandhi was spiritual: Gandhi dealt with the outer world with his rich inner resources. He took time
to be with himself and to deeply reflect on matters. He was interested in other religious teachings
too. History tells us that, before he undertook any major project or decision, he would spend days
together in prayer and fasting to make sure that he had achieved purity of intention and there was
no selfish motive or personal interest in it. Gandhi, after an event would sit and take a critical look at
the actions and things. His deep relation with the divine flew into action. Thus he could keep striving,
without attaching himself to reward or result.
On the eve of Independence, saluting the flag on the Red Fort, Jawaharlal Nehru recalled the dream
of Gandhi, ....to wipe every tear from every eye....and as long as there are tears, our work will not
be over.
As we remember this noble soul, we are invited to continue the work towards forming a humane and
a just society. Let Gandhi the man of the millennium, inspire us.

FIVE PERSONALITY ASPECTS

This section will describe five

personality aspects that, when combined, define the personality
type:Mind, Energy, Nature, Tactics and Identity. Each of these aspects
should be seen as a two-sided continuum, with the neutral option placed in
the middle. The percentages you would have seen after completing the test
are meant to show which categories you fall under, and how strong your
preferences are.
Let us now go through the personality aspects one by one:

MIND
This aspect shows how we interact with other people:
Introverted individuals prefer solitary activities, think before speaking,
get exhausted by social interaction.
Extraverted individuals prefer group activities, think while speaking, get
energized by social interaction.

ENERGY
The second aspect determines how we see the world and process
information:
Intuitive individuals are imaginative, rely on their intuition, absorbed in
ideas, focus on what might happen.

 Observant individuals are down-to-earth, rely on their senses, absorbed

in practical matters, focus on what has happened.

NATURE
This aspect determines how we make decisions and cope with emotions:
Thinking individuals are tough, follow their minds, focus on objectivity
and rationality.
Feeling individuals are sensitive, follow their hearts, focus on harmony
and cooperation.

TACTICS
This aspect reflects our approach to work, planning and decision-making:
Judging individuals are decisive, prefer clear rules and guidelines, see
deadlines as sacred, seek closure.
Prospecting individuals very good at improvising, prefer keeping their
options open, relaxed about their work, seek freedom.

IDENTITY
Finally, the Identity aspect underpins all others, showing how confident we are
in our abilities and decisions:
Assertive individuals are emotionally stable, calm, relaxed, refuse to
worry too much.
Turbulent individuals are self-conscious, care about their image,
success-driven, perfectionists.

TYPE GROUPS
Now you know what each type consists of. But how do they fit together?
Our system has two layers: the first (inner) one defines our Roles, the second
(outer) one our Strategies.

ROLES

The Role layer determines our goals, interests and preferred activities. There
are four roles:
ANALYSTS (INTUITIVE AND THINKING [ _NT_ ] TYPES, BOTH ASSERTIVE
AND TURBULENT VARIANTS)
These personality types embrace rationality and impartiality, excelling in
intellectual debates and scientific or technological fields. They are fiercely
independent, open-minded, strong-willed and imaginative, approaching many
things from a utilitarian perspective and being far more interested in what
works than what satisfies everybody. These traits make Analysts excellent
strategic thinkers, but also cause difficulties when it comes to social or
romantic pursuits.
DIPLOMATS (INTUITIVE AND FEELING [ _NF_ ] TYPES, BOTH ASSERTIVE
AND TURBULENT VARIANTS)
Diplomats focus on empathy and cooperation, shining in diplomacy and
counselling. People belonging to this type group are cooperative and
imaginative, often playing the role of harmonizers in their workplace or social
circles. These traits make Diplomats warm, empathic and influential
individuals, but also cause issues when there is a need to rely exclusively on
cold rationality or make difficult decisions.
SENTINELS (OBSERVANT AND JUDGING [ _S_J ] TYPES, BOTH
ASSERTIVE AND TURBULENT VARIANTS)
Sentinels are cooperative and highly practical, embracing and creating order,
security and stability wherever they go. People belonging to one of these
types tend to be hard working, meticulous and traditional, and excel in
logistical or administrative fields, especially those that rely on clear hierarchies
and rules. These personality types stick to their plans and do not shy away
from difficult tasks however, they can also be very inflexible and reluctant to
accept different points of view.
EXPLORERS (OBSERVANT AND PROSPECTING [ _S_P ] TYPES, BOTH
ASSERTIVE AND TURBULENT VARIANTS)
These types are the most spontaneous of all and they also share the ability to
connect with their surroundings in a way that is beyond reach of other types.
Explorers are utilitarian and practical, shining in situations that require quick
reaction and ability to think on your feet. They are masters of tools and
techniques, using them in many different ways ranging from mastering
physical tools to convincing other people. Unsurprisingly, these personality

types are irreplaceable in crises, crafts and sales however, their traits can
also push them towards undertaking risky endeavors or focusing solely on
sensual pleasures.

STRATEGIES
The Strategy layer shows our preferred ways of doing things and achieving
goals. There are four strategies:
CONFIDENT INDIVIDUALISM (INTROVERTED AND ASSERTIVE [ I___ (A) ]
TYPES)
Confident Individualists prefer doing things alone, choosing to rely on their
own skills and instincts as opposed to seeking contact with other people. They
know what they are good at and have high self-confidence. These personality
types firmly believe that personal responsibility and trust in yourself are very
important values. Confident Individualists do not pay much attention to other
peoples opinions and prefer to rely on themselves.
PEOPLE MASTERY (EXTRAVERTED AND ASSERTIVE [ E___ (A) ] TYPES)
People Masters seek social contact and tend to have very good
communication skills, feeling at ease in social events or in situations where
they need to rely on or direct other people. These types are confident in their
abilities and do not hesitate to express their opinions. Playing an active role in
the society and knowing what makes other people tick mean a lot for People
Masters; however, they are not too concerned about what other people think
about them.
CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT (INTROVERTED AND TURBULENT [ I___ (T) ]
TYPES)
Constant Improvers are quiet, individualistic people. They tend to be
perfectionistic and success-driven, often spending a lot of time and effort
making sure that the result of their work is the best it can be. As their name
says, Constant Improvers are high achieving individuals dedicated to their
craft however, they also tend to worry too much about their performance.
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT (EXTRAVERTED AND TURBULENT [ E___ (T) ]
TYPES)
The last strategy is adopted by sociable, energetic and success-driven types.
Social Engagers tend to be restless, perfectionistic individuals, prone to
experiencing both very positive and very negative emotions. Their curiosity

and willingness to work hard also mean that they are usually high-achieving,
even if quite sensitive people. Types favoring this strategy also tend to place a
lot of importance on other peoples opinions; they value their social status and
are eager to succeed in everything they do.

TYPE TABLE
This table shows all possible types along with their roles and strategies:
Confident Individualism

INTJ (A), INTP (A)

People Mastery

ENTJ (A), ENTP (A)

Constant Improvement

INTJ (T), INTP (T)

Social Engagement

ENTJ (T), ENTP (T)

Confident Individualism

INFJ (A), INFP (A)

People Mastery

ENFJ (A), ENFP (A)

Constant Improvement

INFJ (T), INFP (T)

Social Engagement

ENFJ (T), ENFP (T)

Confident Individualism

ISTJ (A), ISFJ (A)

People Mastery

ESTJ (A), ESFJ (A)

Analysts

Diplomats

Sentinels

Constant Improvement

ISTJ (T), ISFJ (T)

Social Engagement

ESTJ (T), ESFJ (T)

Confident Individualism

ISTP (A), ISFP (A)

People Mastery

ESTP (A), ESFP (A)

Constant Improvement

ISTP (T), ISFP (T)

Social Engagement

ESTP (T), ESFP (T)

Explorers