L'histoire a retenu de Gandhi qu'il fut un partisan de la désobéissance civile. Et ce fut bien le cas ! Les écrits d'Henry David Thoreau, inventeur de l'expression, le marquèrent profondément. Cette influence pourtant n'aboutit pas à une simple reprise ou imitation. Gandhi préféra discuter les enjeux de la désobéissance civile et mettre celle-ci en résonance avec sa vision, plus générale, de la résistance non violente : le Satyagraha. Réunissant un ensemble de textes inédits en français, cet ouvrage suit le chemin de la pensée et de l'action du Mahatma. S'efforçant d'en restituer toute l'intelligence, il nous conduit bien au-delà de l'icône muette à laquelle on réduit trop souvent ce grand homme du xxe siècle.
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Notre devoir de non-violence doit être, selon Gandhi, étendu aux animaux. Mais pourquoi spécifiquement les vaches ? Dans ce recueil inédit, au-delà du statut particulier de la vache en Inde, c'est en tant qu'ambassadrice des animaux promis à la boucherie que Gandhi s'attache à vouloir la sauver des abattoirs. Question délicate et complexe tant pour les Hindous que les Musulmans, l'abattage des bovins est d'abord et avant tout une question morale. Mais Gandhi ne s'en tient pas là. Il élabore un véritable programme économique de protection des bovidés, par la défense d'une agriculture traditionnelle et par la réorganisation de vieilles institutions charitables. Textes inédits et préface de Florence Burgat.
Né dans une famille hindoue de caste traditionnellement végétarienne, Gandhi s'abstint donc tout naturellement de viande et de poisson. Cette abstinence, mise à rude épreuve lors de son séjour en Angleterre, se muera en abstention : une décision personnelle et réfléchie de ne pas prendre part à une action. Quoique né végétarien, Gandhi considérera qu'il ne le devint vraiment que le jour où il en décida lui-même, sur le fondement d'arguments moraux qu'il présente dans ce recueil : un devoir de non-violence envers les animaux. Dans la délibération, le végétarisme quitte la sphère obscure du tabou pour entrer dans celle, claire, de la rationalité éthique.
« J'accorde une haute valeur à mes expériences. Je ne sais si je suis arrivé à leur rendre pleinement justice. Tout ce que je puis dire, c'est que je n'ai pas épargné la peine pour que ce récit soit fidèle. Décrire la vérité, telle qu'elle m'est apparue, et de la façon exacte dont je l'ai atteinte, voilà quel a été mon effort incessant. À cet exercice mon esprit a puisé une paix ineffable ; car mon espoir bien-aimé a été que les hésitants retrouveraient ici foi en la Vérité et en l'Ahimsâ.
L'uniformité de mon expérience m'a convaincu qu'il n'est d'autre Dieu que la Vérité. »
Un trésor de la spiritualité universelle commenté par un des plus grands sages du xx e siècle.
Cet ouvrage présente une traduction et les propres commentaires du Mahatma Gandhi de l'un des plus grands textes de l'humanité : la Bhagavad-Gîtâ, ou " Chant du Bienheureux ".
Entre 1924 et 1926, Gandhi, qui souhaitait se désengager provisoirement de la vie politique et se consacrer davantage à la vie spirituelle, va vouer son temps à l'étude et à la présentation de la Bhagavad-Gîtâ. Il délivre ses lectures, ses commentaires et ses réflexions à son auditoire et aux disciples, chaque matin, après la prière collective dans son ashram.
La Bhagavad-Gîtâ est le texte fondamental de l'Inde, écrit entre 200 av J.-C et 200 ap. J.-C. Il contient un message donné à Arjuna par le dieu Krishna sur un champ de bataille. Face à Arjuna qui hésite, Krishna va lui transmettre dans cet intervalle suspendu, les plus profonds enseignements de la sagesse et le secret du yoga. Gandhi, guide spirituel et homme politique, oeuvrera toute sa vie pour la liberté et la non-violence.
Son message d'ahimsâ, de non-violence, est universel et intemporel. Et c'est dans la Bhagavad-Gîtâ que Gandhi puisera ses intuitions spirituelles et sa force d'action.
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Alors que l'on nous exhorte beaucoup à la bienveillance, à l'acceptation, il est important de ne pas sombrer dans une vision naïve du monde dans lequel nous vivons. L'indignation, la colère, sont nécessaires, et ce sont des forces indispensables pour changer les choses et ne pas subir. Gandhi avait été le premier à utiliser ce pouvoir de la colère pour lutter contre le fatalisme. C'est ce que raconte, en 10 leçons de vie, son petit-fils, à travers le récit émouvant et parfois irrévérent de la jeunesse de l'auteur au sein de l'ashram de son grand-père. Baigné par les événements contemporains et les déchirantes explosions de violence de son temps, Arun Gandhi reconnaît que les enseignements de son légendaire aïeul n'ont jamais été autant nécessaires. Ils guident chacun de nous à mener une vie plus riche de sens et à écouter, positivement, sa colère, pour répandre ou protéger la paix. Ce livre est aussi un portrait rare de Gandhi, par l'une des dernières personnes à l'avoir connu aussi intimement, qui humanise une figure souvent devenue une image d'Épinal, et redonnant vie à l'héritage d'un des leaders les plus puissants et influents de l'Histoire mondiale.
Maître spirituel, réformateur social et initiateur d'un nouveau style d'action politique, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948) a marqué de son empreinte non seulement l'histoire de l'Afrique du Sud et celle de l'Inde, mais aussi l'évolution de la culture occidentale du XXe siècle.
Écrites en 1930, alors qu'il était incarcéré à la prison de Yeravda, ces Lettres à l'Âshram, mêlant considérations morales et profession de foi, restent un témoignage unique de cet "idéaliste pratique" qui a prôné et expérimenté, tout au long de sa vie, le principe de non-violence active ou refus de nuire (Ahimsâ), seul moyen authentique de faire triompher l'Amour et la Vérité.
Le Mahatma Gandhi est l'un des personnages les plus influents du XXe siècle. Ce livre se penche sur les racines de sa foi en Dieu. Avec ses propres mots, Gandhi évoque son approche du divin. Qui est Dieu? De quelle manière s'est-il révélé à lui ? Comment le servir ? Pourquoi le mal existe-t-il ? À quoi nous sert la foi ? A-t-on besoin de changer de religion pour être dans la vérité? Pourquoi est-il important de maîtriser ses pulsions? Quelle est la fonction du jeûne, de la prière? Ces extraits choisis interpelleront tous ceux, croyants ou pas, qui s'intéressent à l'homme sage qu'il était. Ils y trouveront de quoi nourrir leur réflexion et illuminer leur quotidien d'une lumière nouvelle. Un avant-propos de Arun Gandhi, petit-fils du Mahatma éclaire les paroles de celui qui contribua à changer le monde. Mohandas Karamchand GANDHI, (1869-1948), est plus connu sous le surnom de Mahatma (grande âme) Gandhi. Homme politique de premier plan, il est le pionnier de la résistance par la désobéissance civile. Avocat au barreau de Londres, il modifia intimement le rapport entre l'Empire britannique et ses ressortissants non-Blancs, plus particulièrement en Afrique du Sud et, bien sûr, en Inde où il est reconnu comme le « Père de la Nation ». Sa voie de non-violence fut internationalement reconnue: sa date de naissance fut choisie par les Nations Unies comme Journée internationale de la non-violence (le 2 octobre). Arun Manilal GANDHI, petit-fils du Mahatma Gandhi, est un activiste sociopolitique américain d'origine indienne. Il a grandi dans l'ashram de son grand-père en Afrique du Sud, avant de s'installer aux États-Unis où il oeuvre pour promouvoir la voie de non-violence de son aïeul. Il a travaillé en étroite collaboration avec des prêtres chrétiens et sa philosophie s'inspire de concepts bouddhistes, hindous et musulmans.
« La civilisation moderne, européenne autant qu'anglaise, n'a de civilisation que le nom. C'est une civilisation qui décivilise, une réforme qui déforme. » Tel est le jugement que porte Gandhi sur la société du progrès technologique, une société qui a fait le choix du machinisme, de la passion de l'argent et du pouvoir, et qui méprise l'artisanat, la spiritualité et tout ce qui n'est pas « scientifique ». Une civilisation qui détruit toutes les autres civilisations, à commencer par l'indienne, millénaire, qui conçoit autrement la relation de l'homme à l'univers naturel et spirituel.
En 1909, alors âgé de quarante ans, Gandhi formule la première critique de la modernité qui émane du monde non occidental. Elle fonde sa philosophie de la vérité, de l'humilité et de la non-violence. Elle met en garde la classe d'Indiens éduqués à l'anglaise qui imaginent sortir de la colonisation britannique et regagner l'indépendance de l'Inde par des voies politique ou violente empruntées au colonisateur. Est-ce ainsi que l'Inde peut se libérer ? C'est la question que pose son premier livre Hind Swaraj, matrice de sa pensée, auquel Gandhi ne cessera de revenir tout au long de sa vie.
Sa réfutation de la modernité fut jugée subversive par les autorités britanniques, qui interdirent le manuscrit à Bombay en 1910, et incomprise de son temps par les nationalistes indiens. Toujours dérangeant, son livre reste un brûlot en ce début de XXIe siècle, dans le contexte de la mondialisation. Un siècle après sa parution, il est donné pour la première fois à lire en français.Traduction du goujarati, de l'anglais et du hindi (Inde) par Annie Montaut.
Édition établie par Suresh Sharma et Tridip Suhrud.
Préface de Charles Malamoud. Introduction par Suresh Sharma.
JavaScript has finally grown up. Armed with a slew of new features, JavaScript now makes writing the code that powers your applications elegant, concise, and easy to understand. This book is a pragmatic guide to the new features introduced in JavaScript, starting with Edition 6 of ECMAScript, and ending with Edition 9. Using a "compare and contrast" approach, each chapter offers a deep dive into new features, highlighting how best to use them moving forward. As you progress through the book, you'll be offered multiple opportunities to see the new features in action, and in concert with one another.Backed by an example-driven writing style, you'll learn by doing, and get ready to embrace the new world of JavaScript. What You'll Learn
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The Bhagavad Gita, also called The Song of the Lord, is a 700-line section of a much longer Sanskrit war epic, the Mahabharata, about the legendary conflict between two branches of an Indian ruling family. Framed as a conversation between Krishna, an incarnation of the god Vishnu, and a general of one of the armies, the Gita is written in powerful poetic language meant to be chanted. Equally treasured as a guide to action, a devotional scripture, a philosophical text, and inspirational reading, it remains one of the world’s most influential, widely read spiritual books.
The Bhagavad Gita According to Gandhi is based on talks given by Gandhi between February and November 1926 at the Satyagraha Ashram in Ahmedabad, India. During this time--a period when Gandhi had withdrawn from mass political activity--he devoted much of his time and energy to translating the Gita from Sanskrit into his native Gujarati. As a result, he met with his followers almost daily, after morning prayer sessions, to discuss the Gita’s contents and meaning as it unfolded before him. This book is the transcription of those daily sessions.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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 Easwaran
In 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.
Mahatma Gandhi became famous as the leader of the Indian independence movement, but he called himself "a man of God disguised as a politician." The Way to God demonstrates his enduring significance as a spiritual leader whose ideas offer insight and solace to seekers of every practice and persuasion. Collecting many of his most significant writings, the book explores the deep religious roots of Gandhi's worldly accomplishments and reveals--in his own words--his intellectual, moral, and spiritual approaches to the divine. First published in India in 1971, the book is based on Gandhi's lifetime experiments with truth and reveals the heart of his teachings. Gandhi's aphoristic power, his ability to sum up complex ideas in a few authoritative strokes, shines through these pages. Individual chapters cover such topics as moral discipline, spiritual practice, spiritual experience, and much more. Gandhi's guiding principles of selflessness, humility, service, active yet nonviolent resistance, and vegetarianism make his writings as timely today as when these writings first appeared. A foreword by Gandhi's grandson Arun and an introduction by Michael Nagler add useful context.
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Nine years younger than Gandhi, Chakravarti Rajagopalachari or Rajaji was described by him as his "conscience keeper" and, at one time, as his "only possible successor". As his southern general, Rajaji campaigned for freedom, promoting khadi and prohibition. Though they shared nearly thirty years of colleagueship, hardship, friendship-'and kinship, when daughter Lakshmi married Devadas Gandhi, Rajaji remained throughout a man of his own mind.
The eighty odd largely unpublished letters from this contrarian statesman to his leader, Mahatma Gandhi, and those to his son-in-law Devadas Gandhi and to his grandson, that are presented here come from family archives and public repositories and cover the years from 1920 to 1955, in the run-up to Independence and its early years. Described are the struggles and endeavours, large and small, made in the public arena, besides the inner world of friends, of home and hearth, with both spheres coalescing seamlessly. Frank, brave-'at times, bitter, the letters are remarkably free of recrimination or anything that would diminish the dialogue. Observed always is the healthy respect of the freedom to differ, to persuade, to agree to disagree, but never to let down or part.
Complied, edited and annotated by Gopalkrishna Gandhi, in a manner he believes his father, Devadas, would have approved, these letters are accompanied by a deeply felt and illuminating introduction. They offer us a rare glimpse into the lives of two of the tallest Indians of our age, when idealism rode strong but was also challenged.
An original, provocative and compelling reading of the subcontinent's history
In this remarkable study, well-known biographer Rajmohan Gandhi, underscoring the prominence in the Mahabharata of the revenge impulse, follows its trajectory in South Asian history. Side by side, he traces the role played by reconcilers up to present times, like the Buddha, Mahavira and Asoka.
Encompassing myth and historical fact, the author moves from the circumstances of Drona's death and Parasurama's slaying of the Kshatriyas to the burst of Islam in India and Akbar's success in gaining acceptance for it, the executions of Guru Arjan Dev and Guru Tegh Bahadur, and Shivaji's achievement of self-rule. His explanation of the 1947 division of India identifies the role of the 1857 Rebellion in shaping Gandhi's thinking and strategy, and reflects on the wounds of Partition. The survey of post-Independence India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka also touches upon the tragic
bereavements of six of their women leaders.
Incisive and finely argued, Revenge and Reconciliation compels us to confront historical and contemporary realities of intolerance, while pointing to possible strategies of mutual accommodation in India and the rest of South Asia at the threshold of the twenty-first century.
Perceptions of Rahul Gandhi have ranged from the great Indian hope to that of an over-
promoted dynastic scion. Everyone has an opinion, but the man himself remains opaque, his public persona confined to positions on political events, policies or programmes.
Who is Rahul Gandhi-'the real man-'beneath the hype and the hatchet jobs?
What are the ideas and influences that propel him? Who are his advisers? And
how will he tackle his new responsibilities as his mother, Sonia Gandhi, makes way for him?
Two young journalists, Jatin Gandhi and Veenu Sandhu, trace the evolution of the Rahul brand and explore the fascinating relationship between modernity and dynasty in this incisive political biography.
`On the day of Qayamat you will be called by your names and the names of your fathers. Therefore keep good names.'-'The Prophet
The Complete Book of Muslim and Parsi Names is a practical guide for choosing the perfect name for your child. The result of several years of research; it is an erudite and thorough compilation of approximately 30;000 names taken from ten languages. With the actual and the construed meanings and the history or mythology associated with the name given against each entry; this is a precise and invaluable sourcebook for scholars and lay readers alike.
A scintillating collection from one of our most original minds
Eminent philosopher, professor and public intellectual, Ramchandra Gandhi (1937-2007) was regarded as a sage in his lifetime. This book brings together some of his long essays and hitherto unpublished talks and writings on themes ranging from non-violence and karma to svaraj, brahmacharya and modern Indian spirituality, that are contextualized in an introduction by close disciple A. Raghuramaraju.
Bridging the moral, religious and social, the book offers many original insights: on how Sri Ramakrishna and Sri Sarada Devi's catholic vision of religion annihilated exclusivism; the manner in which Gandhi's martyrdom broke the prevailing power of evil and violence worldwide; how going beyond celibacy, brahmacharya is a joyous renunciation of sex; and on svaraj being 'a struggle for the kingdom of self and autonomy', not mere political independence.
Brilliantly argued and inspiring, The Seven Sages brings Ramchandra Gandhi's ideas to a new audience, beyond his admirers.
Born into the Muhammadzai tribe, from the Charsadda valley in the Pakhtun heartland, Abdul Ghaffar Khan was a passionate believer in the nonviolent core of Islam and sought to wean his people the fierce warrior Pakhtuns or Pathans of the North West Frontier Province from their violent traditions and fight for a separate Pakhtun homeland that would no longer be a buffer between Russia and Britain in the Great Game. In 1929 came Mahatma Gandhi's call for nonviolent resistance against British rule and Badshah Khan, responded by raising the Khudai Khidmatgars ('Servants of God'), an 'army' of 1,00,000 men who pledged themselves to the service of mankind and nonviolence as a creed. For this, and for his steadfast devotion to his principles, this towering figure was imprisoned for a total of twenty seven years, first by the British and later by the Pakistani government. This is a perceptive biography that offers fresh insights into the life and achievements of an extraordinary man, drawing close parallels with the life of Mahatma Gandhi, his 'brother in spirit'.
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Full of great advice on how to create luxury out of the ordinary,
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I LEARNED THE LESSON OF NONVIOLENCE FROM MY WIFE. HER DETERMINED RESISTANCE TO MY WILL ON THE ONE HAND, AND HER QUIET SUBMISSION IN THE SUFFERING MY STUPIDITY INVOLVED ON THE OTHER HAND, ULTIMATELY MADE ME ASHAMED OF MYSELF AND CURED ME OF MY STUPIDITY' -'GANDHI
Kastur Kapadia was betrothed to Mohandas Gandhi when they were both just seven years old. The couple married when they were thirteen and Kastur had five children, the first of whom was born when she was sixteen.
Together Gandhi and Kastur laid the foundations for the movement of nonviolence to which they devoted their lives. When Gandhi was imprisoned, Kastur was often jailed with him. No obstacle was too great for this extraordinary woman who gave up a life of comfort for one of utter poverty. When Kastur died, the whole nation wept for the woman the people called simply 'Ba' ... Mother.
Kasturba: A Life is the result of a lifetime of research by Arun Gandhi, grandson of the Mahatma and Kasturba. As well as recounting historical events behind the birth of a nation, it is also a love story, which ended with the terrible tragedy of Gandhi's assassination in New Delhi in 1948.
Until now, Gandhi's biographers have dwelled upon his legend. This biography is the powerful story of two human beings, triumphing together against overwhelming odds.
A fascinating account of the Muslims in twentieth-century India, Pakistan and Bangladesh through his biographical sketches of eight prominent Muslims-' Sayyid Ahmed Khan (1817-1898), Fazlul Haq (1873-1962), Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948), Muhammad Iqbal (1876-1938), Muhammad Ali (1878-1931), Abul Kalam Azad (1888-1958), Liaqat Ali Khan (1895-1951) and Zakir Hussain (1897-1969) Rajmohan Gandhi, the grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, provides a deeply insightful and comprehensive picture of the community in the subcontinent today.
