The third revision updates this classic biography of India's exemplar of non-violent political action, and has been enhanced with a new cover, revised text, and more than 70 photographs, many not previously published elsewhere. At 23, Mohandas K. Gandhi left India for South Africa, where he hoped to leave his mark as a young lawyer. Ten years ...
The Way to God explores the spiritual roots Mahatma Gandhi's career, presenting in his own words his intellectual, moral, and religious approaches to self-realization. Originally published in India in 1971, The Way to God reveals the essence of Gandhi's ideas on faith, love, meditation, service, self-control, and prayer. A simple guide to daily ...
Drawing from the experiences of such figures as Mahatma Gandhi, a major American scholar and activist describes the laws of nonviolence and the nonviolent actions of ordinary people, blending in an analysis of current events like the Columbine High School shooting.
Over three decades, Mahatma Gandhi compiled a hymnal of poetry and scripture for use in prayer meetings. Book of Prayers includes 108 passages from sacred Hindu and Moslem mystical literature, including works of Kabir, Tulsidas, and Mira.
Beginning with the achievements of Mahatma Gandhi, and following the legacy of nonviolence through the struggles against Nazism in Europe, racism in America, oppression in China and Latin America, and ethnic conflicts in Africa and Bosnia, Michael Nagler unveils a hidden history. Nonviolence, he proposes, has proven its power against arms and ...
This fascinating anthology about marriage today reveals the secrets in other people's lives, and the truths about our own. Examines relationships from varied angles--creating a magical fictional mirror that lets readers see inside strange houses and into familiar hearts.
Ghandi gives his interpretation of the sacred work that contains the essence of Hindu wisdom and philosophy in this first volume to include his "Gita" text and commentary together in their entirety.
STOLEN MOMENTS resonates with all who are enticed and entangled by the mysterious music of desire. The voices here range from wry irony of Woody Allen, to the cool precision of Margaret Atwood. The result is a captivating fictional journey that allows the reader to witness, and perhaps to feel, the unforeseen acts, sudden changes, and often tragic ...
These observances on truth, love, work, and poverty are as relevant today as when Gandhi wrote them between 1916 and 1932 for the religious community he founded.
Bringing years of scholarship to his thoughtful argument, Michael Nagler contends that many of the social, cultural, and even economic problems now faced by American society today are direct results of an overemphasis on material consumption, which in turn reflects spiritual poverty. These ills, he posits, spring from a false way of looking at the ...
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Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth
