Face à l'oppression et à la discrimination que subit son peuple. Gandhi revendique l'action non violente. C'est cette idée qui est au coeur du discours qu'il tient devant ses juges lors de son procès, le 19 mars 1922. Héros du nationalisme indien, il devient un modèle politique et moral tant en Inde qu'en Occident. Nombreux sont ceux qui, à sa suite, s'inscriront dans cette revendication de la non-violence. C'est le cas du Dalaï Lama, lors de son discours de réception du prix Nobel de la paix en 1989, qui s'élève contre l'occupation militaire chinoise au Tibet.
« Gandhi fut le premier à avoir étendu le principe de la non-violence du plan individuel au plan social et politique. Cette doctrine lui conféra une influence politique considérable dans l'Inde de la première moitié du XXe siècle. Certains de ses textes, extraits de Tous les hommes sont frères, sont réunis ici. »--
As a spiritual leader, Mahatma Gandhi's writings in The Way to God reveal his profound insights into morality and spirituality. The book compiles significant excerpts from his work, showcasing his intellectual and moral approaches to the divine, grounded in his lifelong commitment to truth. Each chapter delves into themes like moral discipline and spiritual practice, highlighting principles such as selflessness and nonviolent resistance. Contextualized by a foreword from his grandson and an introduction by Michael Nagler, Gandhi's teachings remain relevant and inspiring.
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.
Full Of Timeless Words Of Wisdom On Politics, Non-Violence And Self-Improvement, This Is An Invaluable Treasury Of Quotations From The Writings Of India'S Man Of The Millennium.
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 direct action.
Mahatma Gandhi led a lifelong search for social peace and political non-violence. Committed to dialogue across classes, cultures and faiths, his life and politics stand testimony to a remarkable civic life, which valued restraint, tolerance and transparency above all else. This book historicizes his earnest and provocative writings—on the bomb, Zionism and Palestine, the partition of India—showing his ideas maturing over time into a unique model of public action.
Mohandas K. Gandhi, called Mahatma (great soul), was the father of modern
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during this nation's own civil rights movement. Taken from Gandhi's writings
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disobedience, and his own life. The pieces collected here, with explanatory
head notes by Gandhi biographer Louis Fischer, offer the clearest, most
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Before he returned to his native India from South Africa, where he had been working as a lawyer, Mahatma Gandhi-now known as MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI (1869-1948), the spiritual leader of the movement for Indian independence and a passionate proponent of civil disobedience as a force for social change-was ejected from the first class cabin of a train, even though he held a valid first class ticket, and was forced to travel in the squalid third class cars. In 1917, after he returned home, Gandhi produced this extraordinary look at the plight of the poor in India, as prismed through the experience of a rail journey from Mumbai to Madras. From the filthy, overcrowded conditions in third class to his philosophical musings on the cures for what ailed the downtrodden of that nation, this brief, vital work offers a remarkable insight into the thinking of one of the 20th century's greatest heroes, and essential background for the acts that made him so powerful and so beloved.
Mohandas K. Gandhi is one of the most inspiring figures of our time. In his classic autobiography he recounts the story of his life and how he developed his concept of active nonviolent resistance, which propelled the Indian struggle for independence and countless other nonviolent struggles of the twentieth century. In a new foreword, noted peace expert and teacher Sissela Bok urges us to adopt Gandhi's "attitude of experimenting, of tesing what will and will not bear close scrutiny, what can and cannot be adapted to new circumstances,"in order to bring about change in our own lives and communities. All royalties earned on this book are paid to the Navajivan Trust, founded by Gandhi, for use in carrying on his work.
