Can we become a 'MAHATMA'? Is it possible?

Dear all...THIS IS FOR PARENTS AND STUDENTS...FOR BUSY EYES THE CRUX IS AT THE BOTTOM!!...

All of us adore at great personalities we come across in our lives...some are in books...e.g Mother Teresa, Hitler, Napoleon, Mahatma Gandhi etc. Some may be living (e.g Vijay Mallya) our next door...e.g neighbours, friends, relatives etc. Some are good and some are bad in 'our' perception.

They all influence our behaviours +vely or -vely. Consciously (when we perceive them as our role models during teen age) or subconsciously.

They inspire us, motivate us, lit the fire in us to change our personalities not by faking, but through a learning experience from their lives.

When we perceive them positively, WE WANT TO BECOME LIKE THEM!!

IS IT POSSIBLE FOR US TO BECOME A MAHATMA?

What made Gandhi a Mahatma?...Was he a born Mahatma?...Was Teresa a born 'Mother Teresa'?...Can we produce many Mahatma Gandhis and Mother Teresas taking some parts of their body (bone marrow or genes or tissues).

Astrologers will say it is possible to predict whether a person will become a Mahatma or not from the time of birth. Some others will say it all depends on the karma from previous births. Both these mean we can not become a Mahatma unless we are born at a specific time or it is predetermined from previous births(?)!!

For answering these questions scientifically we need to know what makes our PERSONALITY to become what it is now.

What is personality?...Looks or appearance?...Social Attractiveness (pleasant behaviours)?...Unique abilities and Temperament Traits (inborn enduring characteristics like adaptability, irritability etc)?... Character? (moral values or ethical behaviour)

No!!

PERSONALITY IS ALL ABOUT INDIVIDUALITY AND CONSISTENCY IN THINKING, EMOTIONS AND BEHAVIOURS.

Do they come from inside through heredity (biological factors)? or they are caused by people and environment outside (environmental factors)?

Truly it is the EFFECT OF REACTION BETWEEN THE TWO ABOVE (psychological factors). I.E INNATE HEREDITY DRIVEN TRAITS AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS.

So, how Gandhi's innate behaviours ie what he is inside, reacted with the behaviours, thinking and emotions of Britishers at South Africa is what made him to be Mahatma!!...Primarily two instances gave birth to Mahatma!!

When the Judge addressed him as a coolie (inspite of he being a Barrister from England!) and asked him to remove his turban in the court he refused saying it is a sign of disrespect in India and walked out. When he was ordered to move to a third-class compartment inspite of holding a first class ticket he refused and was thrown out of the running train.

When this man of self-dignity spent a freezing night on the 7th Jun 1893 in the waiting room at the station brooding on these instances, the Mahatma was born!!

So...the crux is...

1. Mahatmas are not born. They can not be created biologically.

2. Mahatmas are made by themselves depending upon how their biological factors react with the environmental factors.

3. In simple terms any one can become a Mahatma by perceiving and reacting to challenges or life situations or oppurtunities positively in a way it results in good for Humanity and Nature.

(some might say 'all these are also predetermined' i.e how one will react to challenges in life, oppurtunities for him to emerge as a Mahatma are all predetermined)...

Anyway...my aim here is to discuss about 'how we become what we are or what we want to become' or 'how personality traits are formed and how we can change ourselves in to good human beings' and not about Astrology or such other subjects.

Keep rocking...Rams...Health Psychologist