Mahatma Gandhi

This package contains a selection of the public writings and private letters and speeches of Gandhi. Ever mindful of the importance of nonviolence, he encourages noncompliance with the colonial imperialist British and encourages the Hindu people to stand with their Islamic brothers following the "Satanic" like breakup of the Turkish Ottoman empire and the broken promises of the English PM. Makes you wonder when the likes of Gandhi finds injustice unequivocally in the British promises during and following WW1 that has led up to the present seige and terrorism. Insights offered into Afghans. Outstanding summary selection. This writing comes highly recommended for anyone with an interest in Gandhi or with an interest in the origins of political thoughts.

A sloka-by-sloka interpretation of one of the world's most enduring and influential spiritual texts of the twentieth century. Among the various interpretations of the Bhagavad Gita, the one by Mahatma Gandhi holds a unique position. Unlike other interpretations, Gandhi's commentary is direct and to the point, not offering an opinion on the meaning of the text, but fleshing out the message, often relating it to his own extraordinary experiences. Gandhi interpreted the Bhagavad Gita, which he regarded as a gospel of selfless action, over a period of nine months from February 24th to November 27th, 1926 at Satyagrah Ashram, Ahmedabad. The morning prayer meetings were followed by his discourses and discussions on the Bhagavad Gita. During this time-a period when Gandhi had withdrawn from mass political activity-he devoted much of his time and energy to translating the Gita from Sanskrit into his native Gujarati. As a result, he met with his followers almost daily, after morning prayer sessions, to discuss the Gita's contents and meaning as it unfolded before him. This book is the transcription of those daily sessions. This book has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, was the prominent figure in the freedom struggle in India from the British rule. He is also known as the 'The Father of the Nation', in India. The author has written a number of books and some of them include Character & Nation Building, India of My Dreams, and All Men are Brothers. The author was born on the 2nd of October, 1869, in Porbandar, Gujarat. In the year 1942, he played a key role in launching the Quit India movement, which was intended at forcing the British to leave the nation. As a result of launching this movement, he was thrown in prison and remained there for several years, due to other political offenses allegedly committed by him. At all times, he practised satyagraha, which is the teaching of non-violence. As the British rule ended, he was saddened by India's partition, and tried his best to bring peace among the Sikhs and Muslims. On the 30th of January, 1948, Mahatma Gandhi was shot dead by a Hindu nationalist, for allegedly being highly concerned about the nation's Muslim population.

After the great war it is difficult, to point out a single nation that is happy; but this has come out of the war, that there is not a single nation outside India, that is not either free or striving to be free. It is said that we, too, are on the road to freedom, that it is better to be on the certain though slow course of gradual unfoldment of freedom than to take the troubled and dangerous path of revolution whether peaceful or violent, and that the new Reforms are a half-way house to freedom.

Many critics and some friends of Mahatma Gandhi have found fault with his desire to introduce simpler methods of spinning and weaving and to do away with much of the complicated machinery of Modern Civilisation. The reason why they object is that they fear such methods mean not progress towards a higher state but relapse into a primitive condition of civilisation or even of barbarism.

Tirelessly striving for honesty, Gandhi was harder on himself than on anyone else - making him a charismatic leader whose life and words continue to influence people today.

I centrum för Mahatma Gandhis tankar och politiska agerande låg ickevåldet, hans utveckling av den indiska tanken om ahimsa, både som religiöstmoraliskt begrepp och i dess praktiska, politiska tillämpningar. I den här volymen har några av Gandhis viktigaste texter om ickevåldsläran samlats. Urvalet visar två sidor hos Gandhi. Dels den starkt religiösa människan med specifika etiska krav, en moralfilosof, dels den hårdföra realpolitikern som förstod att agera effektivt i svåra lägen, och en föregångsman i den indiska självständighetskampen. Denna enhet mellan liv och lära är kanske det mest karakteristiska hos Gandhi och något som fortsätter inspirera människor världen över. Ickevåldsläran är inte nationellt begränsad, utan siktar till frigörelse och frihet på ett universellt mänskligt och internationellt plan. Med en inledning av Zac O Yeah, författare till Gandhi-biografin Mahatma!, samt med ett efterord av Stellan Vinthagen, doktor i freds- och utvecklingsforskning.

सन् 1909 में लंदन से दक्षिण अफ्रीका लौटते हुए जहाज पर हिंदुस्तानियों के हिंसावादी पंथ को और उसी विचारधारावाले दक्षिण अफ्रीका के एक वर्ग को दिए गए जवाब के रूप में लिखी यह पुस्तक पहले-पहल दक्षिण अफ्रीका में छपनेवाले साप्]ताहिक 'इंडियन ओपीनियन' में प्रगट हुई थी। लिखने के एक सौ वर्ष बाद भी यह इतनी प्रासंगिक और विचारशील कृति है कि यह बालक के हाथ में भी दी जा सकती है। यह द्वेषधर्म की जगह प्रेमधर्म सिखाती है; हिंसा की जगह आत्म-बलिदान को रखती है; पशुबल से टक्कर लेने के लिए आत्मबल को खड़ा करती है। हिंदुस्तान अगर प्रेम के सिद्धांत को अपने धर्म के एक सक्रिय अंश के रूप में स्वीकार करे और उसे अपनी राजनीति में शामिल करे, तो स्वराज स्वर्ग से हिंदुस्तान की धरती पर उतरेगा। 'हिंद स्वराज' में बताए हुए संपूर्ण जीवन-सिद्धांत को आचरण में लाने से राष्]ट्र के सामने जो प्रश्]न हैं, समस्याएँ हैं, उनका उत्तर और समाधान खोजने में मदद मिलेगी।