Boyhood, legal studies, purification, the growth of the Satyagraha -- nonviolent protest -- movement. Critical, inspiring work of the man responsible for the freedom of India.
Taken from Gandhi's own writings throughout his life, this title introduces readers to his thoughts on politics, spirituality, poverty, suffering, love, nonviolence, civil disobedience, and his own life. The pieces collected here, with explanatory head notes by Gandhi biographer Louis Fischer, offer the clearest, most thorough portrait of one of ...
This volume focuses on Gandhi's vision of Satyagraha, whereby one appeals to reason and conscience and puts an end to evil by converting the evil-doer. The book begins with an explanation of Satyagraha and proceeds with detailed discussions of the self-training and courage necessary for Satyagraha.
Culled from the "Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi", this volume contains a representative selection of his writings focusing on themes which were central to Gandhi's philosophy. The book is divided into eight sections and discusses the following in detail: Gandhiji's complete rejection of what is known as modern civilisation together with its ...
Hind Swaraj is Mahatma Gandhia -- s fundamental work. It is a key to understanding not only his life and thought but also the politics of South Asia in the first half of the twentieth century. For the first time this volume presents the 1910 text of Hind Swaraj and includes Gandhia -- s own Preface and Foreword (not found in other editions) and ...
Based on the complete edition of his works, this new volume presents Gandhi's most important political writings arranged around the two central themes of his political teachings: satyagraha (the power of non-violence) and swaraji (freedom). Dennis Dalton's general introduction and headnotes highlight the life of Gandhi, set the readings in ...
The Way to God explores the spiritual roots Mahatma Gandhi's career, presenting in his own words his intellectual, moral, and religious approaches to self-realization. Originally published in India in 1971, The Way to God reveals the essence of Gandhi's ideas on faith, love, meditation, service, self-control, and prayer. A simple guide to daily ...
In this book, Merton has selected the basic statements of principle and interpretation which make up Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence (AHIMSA) and non-violent action (SATYAGRAHA). The Gandhi text follows that established by the Navaijivan Trust with sections dealing with "Principles of non-violence", "Non-violence, true and false", "Spiritual ...
This selection of Gandhi's writings, taken from his letters, articles and books, represents a cross-section of his thought, from his early years as a young barrister freshly called to the bar in London, to his final days as sage and counsel to newly independent India. The selection not only reveals the growth of his ideas but also their essential ...
Assembled with skill and sensitivity by social activist Homer A. Jack, this selection of brief and incisive quotations range from religion and theology, personal and social ethics, service, and international and political affairs, to the family, education, culture, Indian problems, and Gandhi's most original concept, satyagraha -- group nonviolent ...
Over three decades, Mahatma Gandhi compiled a hymnal of poetry and scripture for use in prayer meetings. Book of Prayers includes 108 passages from sacred Hindu and Moslem mystical literature, including works of Kabir, Tulsidas, and Mira.
This expanded edition reaffirms the message of the great spiritual leader with more than 150 excerpts of his letters, speeches, and writings on daily life, cooperation, nonviolence, peace, and faith. With selections and a preface by the award-winning director of "Gandhi", the book includes an introduction that places Gandhi's life and work in the ...
Beginning where the autobiography left off, Green has selected letters, essays, interviews, and speeches that offer a complete self-narration of Gandhi's life from 1920 to 1948.
Available to American readers for the first time, this comprehensive book of Gandhi's spiritual practice contains favorite prayers and hymns, translated by Gandhi himself from many religious traditions.
Personal account of the life of the man who freed India from colonization through the Satyagraha nonviolent protest movement. His early boyhood life, legal studies, purification, and ultimate salvation of his homeland is carefully recounted in this inspiring and critical work of insurmountable importance.
Gandhi was an original thinker. He accepted something as true only after testing it with his honor, his common sense, his body, and his God. Essentially, Gandhi re-evaluated everything in his life. Therefore the notion of doctor is thought through freshly, the concept of food, the concept of medicine. Gandhi aspired to be a physician, but he didn ...
Excerpts from the speeches, writings, and letters of Gandhi--one of the world's greatest men of peace, selected by the Academy Award-winning filmmaker of Gandhi. Themes are: Daily Life, Cooperation, Nonviolence, Faith, and Peace.
This anthology of Gandhi's writings offers a revealing look at his life and philosophy, focusing on subjects of enduring interest -- rather than day-to-day political matters -- and the development of the philosophy of Satyagraha -- defense of and by the truth. This collection also features significant excerpts from the Mahatma's speeches, ...
Gandhi is widely revered as one of the great moral prophets of the twentieth century. This book focuses on a less well-known area of his interest: his engagement with Jesus and Christianity. As a faithful Hindu, he was unwilling to accept Christian dogma, but in Jesus he recognized and revered one of history's great prophets of nonviolence.
Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) is widely acknowledged as one of the great souls of the twentieth century. As the leader of the Indian independence movement he defined the modem practice of nonviolence, wedding an ethic of love to a practical method of social struggle. In the end, however, his philosophy was rooted in a deep spirituality. For Gandhi ...
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