Hinduism According to Gandhi

Hinduism According to Gandhi
Author: Gandhi, Mahatma
Publisher: Orient Paperbacks
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2013-07-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 8122205585

A critical interpretation of the oldest living tradition by one of the greatest thinker-philosophers of the twentieth century. Hinduism has always been more than just a religion; it is a comprehensive way of life, a tradition by which people can live. In spite of its all inclusive character, it has a metaphysical core that is timeless and is intended to interpret reality to its people, to make life more meaningful, to provide them with a framework for their individual and social existence and finally address their longing for ultimate freedom and salvation. Going beyond the accepted and the historical boundaries of Hinduism, Gandhi identifies its acceptable and unacceptable overtones and associations, and gives expression to its humane nature and beliefs — an interpretation every bit original and to be accepted on its own terms

Hindu Dharma

Hindu Dharma
Author: M. K Gandhi
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2017-02-21
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9352618351

Hindu dharma contains Mahatma Gandhi?s views on various aspects of the Hindu religion, culture and society. 'These are both critical as well as constructive, and thus inspire the reader to be a better Hindu and a better citizen of India and the world.

The Way to God

The Way to God
Author: Mahatma Gandhi
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2009-03-17
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1556437846

Short, easy-to-read essays revealing Gandhi’s most important teachings on love, meditation, service, and prayer—with profound wisdom and inspiration for readers of every faith. Mahatma Gandhi became famous as the leader of the Indian independence movement, but he called himself “a man of God disguised as a politician.” The Way to God demonstrates his enduring significance as a spiritual leader whose ideas offer insight and solace to seekers of every practice and persuasion. Collecting many of his most significant writings, the book explores the deep religious roots of Gandhi’s worldly accomplishments and reveals—in his own words—his intellectual, moral, and spiritual approaches to the divine. First published in India in 1971, the book is based on Gandhi’s lifetime experiments with truth and reveals the heart of his teachings. Gandhi’s aphoristic power, his ability to sum up complex ideas in a few authoritative strokes, shines through these pages. Individual chapters cover such topics as moral discipline, spiritual practice, spiritual experience, and much more. Gandhi’s guiding principles of selflessness, humility, service, active yet nonviolent resistance, and vegetarianism make his writings as timely today as when these writings first appeared. A foreword by Gandhi’s grandson Arun and an introduction by Michael Nagler add useful context.

What is Hinduism?

What is Hinduism?
Author: Mahatma Gandhi
Publisher:
Total Pages: 119
Release: 1994
Genre: Hinduism
ISBN: 9788123709277

A selection of Gandhiji s articles drawn mainly from his contributions to young india, the Harijan and the Navjivan on Hinduism. Written on different occassions, these articles present a picture of hindu dharma I all its richness, comprehensiveness and sensitivity to the existential delimmas of human existence.

Gandhi's Hinduism the Struggle against Jinnah's Islam

Gandhi's Hinduism the Struggle against Jinnah's Islam
Author: M. J. Akbar
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 334
Release: 2020-03-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 9389449162

Gandhi, a devout Hindu, believed faith could nurture the civilizational harmony of India, a land where every religion had flourished. Jinnah, a political Muslim rather than a practicing believer, was determined to carve up a syncretic subcontinent in the name of Islam. His confidence came from a wartime deal with Britain, embodied in the 'August Offer' of 1940. Gandhi's strength lay in ideological commitment which was, in the end, ravaged by the communal violence that engineered partition. The price of this epic confrontation, paid by the people, has stretched into generations. M.J. Akbar's book, meticulously researched from original sources, reveals the astonishing blunders, lapses and conscious chicanery that permeated the politics of seven explosive years between 1940 and 1947. Facts from the archives challenge the conventional narrative, and disturb the conspiratorial silence used to protect the image of famous icons. Gandhi's Hinduism: The Struggle Against Jinnah's Islam delves into both the ideology and the personality of those who shaped the fate of a region between Iran and Burma. It is essential reading for anyone interested in modern Indian history, and the past as a prelude to the future.

My Religion

My Religion
Author: M. K. GANDHI
Publisher: Prabhat Prakashan
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2021-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Gandhiji was born a Hindu. But his Hinduism was his own. It had its roots firm in ancient Hinduism, but it grew and developed in the light of his contact with other religions, more especially Christianity, as will be seen from Section Two of this volume. He sought to drink at the spring of all religions, and therefore he felt that he belonged to every religion. And yet, if he had to have a label, the label he preferred and which was his not only by right of birth but also intrinsically, was Hinduism, the religion of his forefathers.

Mahatma Gandhi on Hinduism

Mahatma Gandhi on Hinduism
Author: Rupa Publications
Publisher: Rupa Publ iCat Ions India
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2022-10-05
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9789355207722

'Hinduism is not an exclusive religion. In it, there is room for worship of all the prophets in the world. It is not a missionary religion in the ordinary sense of the term. It has no doubt absorbed many tribes in its fold, but this absorption has been of an evolutionary, imperceptible character. Hinduism tells everyone to worship God according to his own faith or Dharma and so it lives at peace with all the religions.' -Mahatma Gandhi Gandhi's idea of religion encompassed communal living regardless of an individual's faith. The book provides an insight into his belief of the metaphysical presence of Hinduism along with the branches of Faith and Truth; and with an accumulation of all three, the reader can begin diving into the vast horizons of Gandhian perspective.