Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi

By D.M. Datta

Gandhi was not a philosopher. He was an ordinary man who became a mahatma, a "Man of great soul." Against political, social, and military force, he used the weapons of truth, love, and nonviolence -... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299010147
• ISBN13: 9780299010140
• Release Date: January 1953
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 155 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.

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Mahatma, the great soul epitomizes the meaning of a man who was possibly the greatest human being the 20th century has seen. Mahatma Gandhi was a modern messiah whose life became the message to the world. The message was truth and freedom through non-violence. Non violence is the most beautiful gift mankind has received since the existing of civilized evolution. Violence, wars, terrorism and human injustice still focus the central issues of world problems. The constructive aspects of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy can regenerate a world bordering on the chaos. Gandhi altruistic philosophy may appear to be a utopian ideal. However, if we want to find permanent solutions to life's problems, it is essential to adopt universal welfare as a central precept. Only an individual with considerable self-respect, unshakable faith in human nature and detachment can find sanity where alienation, soaring crime and unmitigated violence are ripping the society apart. Today Mahatma Gandhi is no more a person, he has become a phenomenon. In his lifetime he fought for many causes; colonialism, racial discrimination, economic exploitation and the Indian Independence but predominantly human rights which was the pivot of his existence. His weapons were Satya (truth) and Ahimsa (non-violence). Gandhiji's entire life was a powerful message for mankind. His every breath was dedicated to the pursuit of truth (god) in its most pristine manifestations, justice and liberty for man. I will inco-operate (combining) both books Gandhi's Truth (Erikson) and An Autobiography, The Story of My Experiments With Truth (Gandhi) in my review, because this approach seems best suited for my topic and books. In these books Erikson & Gandhi write about the sin in his childhood which become a lesson for him and he learned so much from them that in future he became a successful man. These sins played a important role in his development. These books also tell the story about the life of Gandhi, his experiences, his mistakes and also about his succession & failure in life. They are about the power of truth & peace. These books tells that if the words fail to convience an adversary perhaps purity, humility, and honesty will. These books also tells his experiances with violence, to find the origin of Gandhi's militant non-voilence . These books also tells about the books which had a great effect on Gandhi and changed his life & perception towards it. These books also tells that he also took the vows of celibacy and poverty. Erikson central argument is that the basis in Gandhi's later life he was madly rushing about doing good, and his trying to settle down, which never lasted very long, and he (Gandhi) also felt that he was always needed by someone or something. Also Gandhi learned by his mistakes, sins and unsuccessfulness develop himself into a great leader and a great man. Erikson also emphases on Gandhi's life. Other author is Gandhi himself, in his own autobiography, his centr