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The Meaning of Mahatma Gandhi

The scholar and biography

Gandhi’s goal in his own words

Gandhi, Truth and Ahimsa

The meaning of ahimsa

“Truth is God.” – Mahatma Gandhi

The discovery of satyagraha

Gandhi’s attitude towards world religions

Unity in diversity

Gandhi’s commentary on the Gita

Gandhi’s political philosophy

Satyagraha versus “passive resistance”

Gandhi’s political legacy

Gandhi’s spiritual philosophy

The catalytic event

Tagore on Gandhi

Satyagraha and swarajya

The brahmacharya vow

Truth is the goal, ahimsa is the means

Gandhi’s environmental philosophy

Edward Carpenter and Gandhi

Gandhi on technology

Gandhi and machinery

Gandhi’s views on modern civilization

Gandhi and Tagore

Gandhi on college education

The dignity of labour: karma yoga versus jnana yoga

Gandhi the poet

The meaning of the Mahatma

His message for the 21st century