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Summary: Peace
Review: _Gandhi's Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth_ is a book that I truly cherish. The man must have been mesmerizing in his simplicity, goodness and light. A few quotations from the book: "[D]aily the conviction is growing upon me that He alone is real and all else is unreal." "The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust." "[M]orality is the basis of things, and . . . truth is the substance of all morality." "'[T]he truly noble know all men as one, And return with gladness good for evil done.'" "Supplication, worship, prayer are no superstition; they are acts more real than the acts of eating, drinking, sitting or walking." Through the telling of many of his experiences, Gandhi relates his devotion to ahimsa (nonviolence because of the sacredness of all creatures) and satyagraha (non-violent resistance). I hope that his example is never forgotten.
Rating:
Summary: Peace
Review: _Gandhi's Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth_ is a book that I truly cherish. The man must have been mesmerizing in his simplicity, goodness and light. A few quotations from the book: "[D]aily the conviction is growing upon me that He alone is real and all else is unreal." "The seeker after truth should be humbler than the dust." "[M]orality is the basis of things, and . . . truth is the substance of all morality." "'[T]he truly noble know all men as one, And return with gladness good for evil done.'" "Supplication, worship, prayer are no superstition; they are acts more real than the acts of eating, drinking, sitting or walking." Through the telling of many of his experiences, Gandhi relates his devotion to ahimsa (nonviolence because of the sacredness of all creatures) and satyagraha (non-violent resistance). I hope that his example is never forgotten.
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