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As Gandhiji's life consisted in nothing but seeking to practise his religion to the best of his ability, an attempt has been made in this volume to present to the reader extracts from Gandhiji's writings and speeches, which will give a fairly full picture of Gandhiji's religion.
The task has not been easy. The very fact that religion was the mainspring of Gandhiji's activities means that all that he said and did throughout his public career, not only in the realm of religion proper but also in the spheres of politics, economics and social life, become relevant to this volume. For him a religion which did not concern itself with every side of life was no religion at all. That being the case, no account of his religion can be adequate which does not present his entire philosophy of conduct, whether in individual or social life.
Consequently, we have had a very wide field to cover. At the same time to keep this volume small, we have had to select very carefully, seeking however in the process of' elimination not to leave out anything of significance.
Contents of the Book:
Section One
What I Mean by Religion
1 DEFINITION OF RELIGION 2 THE CENTRAL PLACE OF MORALITY
Section Two
The Sources of My Religion3 AT HOME 4 WHILE AT SCHOOL 5 AS A STUDENT IN ENGLAND 6 RAYCHANDBHAI 7 IN SOUTH AFRICA
Section Three
I Respect All Religions
8 ALL RELIGIONS LEAD TO GOD 9 MY ATTITUDE TO THE SCRIPTURES OF OTHER RELIGIONS 10 ONE'S OWN RELIGION 11 CHRISTIANITY 12 BUDDHISM 13 ISLAM 14 THEOSOPHY 15 SPIRITUALISM 16 SUPERIORITY AND INFERIORITY OF RELIGIONS 17 CONVERSION 18 THE BETTER WAY
Section Four
My Faith In God
19 GOD IS 20 THE NATURE OF GOD 21 GOD IN MY EXPERIENCE 22 THE INNER VOICE
Section Five
My Religion In Practice
23 RELIGION OF LOVE
24 LOVE EXPRESSING ITSELF IN SELF-SACRIFICING SERVICE
A SERVICE
B SACRIFICE
25 LOVE IN OPPOSITION TO WRONG
A THE LAW OF LOVE AGAINST HATE
B DIRECT ACTION
C IN PLACE OF WAR
26 LOVE IN RELATION TO THE ANIMAL WORLD
A NON-KILLING OF ANIMALS
B VEGETARIANISM
C MILK
D VIVISECTION.
Section Six
Aids to the Practice of My Religion27 FASTING AND PRAYER
A FASTS
B PRAYER
C RAMANAMA
28 ASHRAM VOWS
A TRUTH
B AHIMSA OR LOVE
C BRAHMACHARYA OR CHASTITY
D NON-POSSESSION OR POVERTY
E NON-STEALING
Section Seven
The Goals of My Religion29 RELIGION TO PERVADE ALL SPHERES OF LIFE 30 IN THE SOCIAL SPHERE 31 IN THE ECONOMIC SPHERE 32 IN THE POLITICAL SPHERE
Section Eight
My Hinduism
33 RENUNCIATION AND DEDICATION ITS ESSENCE 34 TEMPLE AND IDOL-WORSHIP 35 INCARNATION 36 VARNA AND CASTE 37 UNTOUCHABILITY 38 COW PROTECTION 39 WHAT I VALUE IN HINDUISM 40 CONCLUSION
INDEX
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