The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi (Eastern Philosophy and Religion) by Mahatma Gandhi

The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi (Eastern Philosophy and Religion) Reviews

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  Stephen

  The Wit and Wisdom of Gandhi is a book better judged by its cover than its title, for the title makes it sound like a collection of jokes and sage observations from a retiring politician or has-been media personality, rather than a collection of writings from one of the 20th century’s most influential religious and political figures. There’s no idle whimsy here, only Gandhi writing at his most intense and serious. Its ideal audience is a reader who knows of Gandhi and is curious about his work, but can’t find or hasn’t the ambition for a larger volume like The Story of my Experiments with Truth.
  
  The collection opens with excerpts on Gandhi’s religious writings, as he expresses his own sense of universalism – that God is present to varying degrees of all of humanity’s imperfect religions, and that Hinduism remains his mainstay because of its ability to assimilate the good from other traditions. From here, the collection shifts to applications of his religious beliefs, particularly nonviolence and noncooperation with evil. Given that Gandhi is known for creating and leading nonviolent protests against British policies in South Africa, and then the British presence in India, this portion takes up most of the book, but there are some interesting little remarks praising the very Empire he’s resisting, as well as observations about the rise of the Soviets. This is an idea little collection for someone who has heard of Gandhi and wants to read more into his thinking.
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  Seda Harutyunyan

  Կային մտքեր, որոնց հետ ամբողջ հոգով ու սրտով համամիտ էի, բայց կային նաև մտքեր, որոնց հետ ոչ մի կերպ չեմ կարող համաձայն լինել։ Կներես Գանդի պապիկ, բայց արժեքների տարբերություններ կան։
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  Etienne

  it was one of the best books ever i really loved it