Gandhi, Ahimsa and Bhagavad Gita

1. Mahatma Gandhi (soul Grande)
2. Early years. Stay in London.
   1. Henry David Thoreau
3. South Africa: essay on non-violence and Satyagraha
4. Return to India: The road to independence (1915-1947)
5. The influence of Gandhi and the Srimad Bhagavad Gita Upanishad on the world
6. Interpretation of the Bhagavad Gita according to Gandhi, with comments by Mahadev Desai

2- Gita, Gandhi and Mahadev Desai (translator of the Bhagavad Gita)

1. The Gospel of the Selfless Action or the Bhagavad Gita according to Gandhi (Mahadev Desai)
2. The relationship between Gandhi and Mahadev Desai (translator of the Bhagavad Gita)
3. Introduction to Anasakti Yoga of Gandhiji
4. Historical Considerations on the Bhagavad Gita
5. The Bhagavad Gita: The Bible of humanity
6. The legacy for humanity of the author of the Bhagavad Gita
7. Bhagavad Gita: The Path of Wisdom

Subject outline:

Gandhi and the Bhagavad Gita:

The life of Mahatma Gandhi (Great Soul) is clearly inspired by the principles enunciated in the Bhagavad Gita: Ahimsa, detachment, Satyagraha, religious tolerance, Selfless work (Karma Yoga).

«When doubts plague me, when disappointments stare me in the face and I see no ray of hope on the horizon, I turn to the Bhagavad Gita and find a verse that consoles me; and I immediately start smiling in the midst of overwhelming pain. Those who meditate on the Bhagavad Gita will gain renewed joy and new meaning every day.» Gandhi.

For Gandhi, abandonment for the fruit of action was the essence of the Bhagavad Gita and Yoga Philosophy:

Studying Gandhi's life is also reflecting on the principles enunciated in the Bhagavad Gita, and in particular in Karma Yoga, applicable not only to Swamis, but to any normal man, with work and personal obligations, even applicable to one country: India.

Each chapter of the Bhagavad Gita studied in this Gita Institute course begins with an introduction to it by Gandhi and Swami Sivananda.

Gandhi, in the introduction of the book itself, in the Message of the Bhagavad Gita (Anasakti Yoga) presents us with the key concepts: detachment from the fruit of actions, truthfulness, non-violence (Ahimsa), altruism, Jnana (Knowledge), Karma Sannyasa (Yoga Renunciation of action).

«Future generations will doubt if someone like Gandhi has walked the earth.» Albert Einstein.

Gandhi and Mahadev Desai:

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