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Gandhi quote

If you don't find God in the next person you meet, it is a waste of time looking for him further. -Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)

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This resonated nicely this morning.

posted by Merthin @ 9/23/2004 09:32:00 AM  

2 Comments:

  • At 9/23/2004 09:47:00 AM, Blogger rmacapobre said…

    im not sure what gandhi meant by saying this. it is like pushing the idea of innate goodness .. a bit too far? perhaps .. what do you think.

     

  • At 9/27/2004 02:13:00 AM, Blogger Merthin said…

    I'm not sure that Gandhi defined "God" as "good". I honestly don't know. For me, God is God. This Being is all things, all trees, plants, animals, insects, rocks, the sky, the water ... God is the Universe which in turn is all things imaginable and otherwise. Thus, if you seek God, you need look no further than the next human being, or the next lady bug or the next cat or dog or skunk, etc. You get the idea. Some would say that human beings are a representation of God. I would agree but I would add that all things seen and unseen represent God. --- Hmm, probably a longer response than you wanted.

     

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