The Essential Gandhi: An Anthology of His Writings on His Life, Work, and Ideas
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Mohandas K. Gandhi, called Mahatma (“great soul”), was the father of modern India, but his influence has spread well beyond the subcontinent and is as important today as it was in the first part of the twentieth century and during this nation’s own civil rights movement. Taken from Gandhi’s writings throughout his life, The Essential Gandhi introduces us to his thoughts on politics, spirituality, poverty, suffering, love, non-violence, civil disobedience, and his own life. The pieces collected here, with explanatory head notes by Gandhi biographer Louis Fischer, offer the clearest, most thorough portrait of one of the greatest spiritual leaders the world has known.“Gandhi was inevitable. If humanity is to progress, Gandhi is inescapable. . . . We may ignore him at our own risk.” –Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.With a new Preface drawn from the writings of Eknath EaswaranIn the annals of spirituality certain books stand out both for their historical importance and for their continued relevance. The Vintage Spiritual Classics series offers the greatest of these works in authoritative new editions, with specially commissioned essays by noted contemporary commentators. Filled with eloquence and fresh insight, encouragement and solace, Vintage Spiritual Classics are incomparable resources for all readers who seek a more substantive understanding of mankind's relation to the divine.
About the Vintage Spiritual ClassicsPreface to the Vintage Spiritual Classics EditionForewordPt. 1The Man1Beginnings of a Great Man32Gandhi in England213Gandhi Fails274The Method Is Born315The Struggle586Victory in South Africa75Pt. 2The Mahatma7Facing the British in India1018Segregation in India1169Civil Disobedience Succeeds12110Murder in an Indian Garden12811Non-Violence13312Gandhi's Road to Jail14213The Power of the Mind15614National Independence Is Not Enough16415Gandhi's Message to All Men17316Gandhi's Political Principles18217Belief and Human Welfare19818Sex, Sanitation, and Segregation20719The Liberty March22420How to Enjoy Jail23621Fast Against Indian Prejudice24122Blueprint for a Better Life24623Gandhi on Socialism and Communism26424Gandhi About Himself26825Gandhi's Advice to Negroes28026Love Versus War and Dictators28427"Quit India"29528Independence and Sorrow30729Last Victory322Suggestions for Further Reading325Index329
