Mahatma Gandhi, was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. His philosophy firmly founded upon ahimsa, or total nonviolence and this helped India to gain independence, and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. He is our father of nation and also known as Bapu.
His birthday, 2 October, is commemorated as Gandhi Jayanti, a national holiday, and worldwide as the International Day of Non-Violence. Well it is now a days very popularly known as dry day. But we are celebrating it as a Gandhi jayanti. And I have made some of the few collection of his quotes and thoughts. Besides this there is a beautiful song I have pasted from youtube with lyrics and its meaning. Kindly listen this song and understand the meaning too. Happy Gandhi jayanti to all
Ø Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. 
Ø As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it.
Ø Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes. 
Ø Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
Ø Hate the sin, love the sinner.
Ø Honest differences are often a healthy si gn of progress. 
Ø Honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress.
Ø I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers. 
Ø I cannot teach you violence, as I do not myself believe in it. I can only teach you not to bow your heads before any one even at the cost of your life.
Ø I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.
Ø I want freedom for the full expression of my personality.
Ø In the attitude of silence the soul finds the path in a clearer light, and what is elusive and deceptive resolves itself into crystal clearness. Our life is a long and arduous quest after Truth.
Ø Indolence is a delightful but distressing state; we must be doing something to be happy.
Ø It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence.
Ø It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
Ø One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.
Ø Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
Ø The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Ø Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it.
Ø When I despair, I remember that all through history the ways of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants, and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible, but in the end they always fall. Think of it--always.
Ø You must be the change you want to see in the world.
Ø You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
Ø What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?
Ø Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.
Ø An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
Ø Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote freedom to err. It passes my comprehension how human beings, be they ever so experienced and able, can delight in depriving other human beings of that precious right.
Ø I think it would be a good idea.
वैष्णव जन तो तेने कहिये जे पीड पराई जाणे रे,
पर दु:खे उपकार करे तोये मन अभिमान न आणे रे,
सकल लोकमां सहुने वंदे निंदा न करे केनी रे,
वाच काछ मन निश्चल राखे धन धन जननी तेनी रे,
समदृष्टि ने तृष्णा त्यागी, परस्त्री जेने मात रे,
जिह्वा थकी असत्य न बोले, परधन नव झाले हाथ रे,
मोह माया व्यापे नहि जेने, दृढ़ वैराग्य जेना मनमां रे,
रामनाम सुताली लागी, सकल तीरथ तेना तनमां रे,
वणलॊभी ने कपटरहित जे, काम क्रोध निवार्या रे,
भणे नरसैयॊ तेनु दरसन करतां, कुण एकोतेर तार्या रे ॥
English translation of the song
Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye je
One who is a vaishnav
PeeD paraayi jaaNe re
Knows the pain of others
Par-dukhkhe upkaar kare toye
Does good to others, esp. to those ones who are in misery
Man abhimaan na aaNe re
Does not let pride enter his mind
Vaishnav…
SakaL lok maan sahune vande
A Vaishnav, Tolerates and praises the the entire world
Nindaa na kare keni re
Does not say bad things about anyone
Vaach kaachh man nishchaL raakhe
Keeps his/her words, actions and thoughts pure
Dhan-dhan janani teni re
O Vaishnav, your mother is blessed
Vaishnav…
Sam-drishti ne trishna tyaagi
A Vaishnav sees everything equally, rejects greed and avarice
Par-stree jene maat re
Considers some one else’s wife/daughter as his mother
Jivha thaki asatya na bole
The toungue may get tired, but will never speak lies
Par-dhan nav jhaalee haath re
Does not even touch someone else’s property
Vaishnav…
Moh-maaya vyaape nahi jene
A Vaishnav does not succumb to worldly attachments
DriDh vairaagya jena man maan re
Who has devoted himself to stauch detachment to worldly
pleasures
Ram naam shoon taaLi laagi
Who has been edicted to the elixir coming by the name of Ram
SakaL tirath tena tan maan re
For whom all the religious sites are in the mind
Vaishnav…
VaN-lobhi ne kapaT-rahit chhe
Who has no greed and deciet
Kaam-krodh nivaarya re
Who has renounced lust of all types and anger
BhaNe Narsaiyyo tenun darshan karta
The poet Narsi will like to see such a person
KuL ekoter taarya re
By who’s virtue, the entire family gets salvation
Gandhi Ji was the great revolutionist of India, Rabindranath tagore give his name as mahatma "great soul". This great soul takes birth once in a century and we are very lucky that the great soul was from India. I am not a true follower of bapu but I admire his philosophy. and I trust his philosophy. Nation should be proud of this soul. Oh bapu, me aapko pranam karta hu. happy gandhi jayanti to all.
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