false 112803 33 Gandhi's nonviolent struggles in South Africa and India had already brought him to such a level of notoriety, adulation, and controversy that when asked to write an autobiography midway through his career, he took it as an opportunity to explain himself. Although accepting of his status as a great innovator in the struggle against racism, violence, and, just then, colonialism, Gandhi feared that enthusiasm for his ideas tended to exceed a deeper understanding. He says that he was after truth rooted in devotion to God and attributed the turning points, successes, and challenges in his life to the will of God. His attempts to get closer to this divine power led him to seek purity through simple living, dietary practices (he called himself a fruitarian), celibacy, and <I>ahimsa</I>, a life without violence. It is in this sense that he calls his book <I>The Story of My Experiments with Truth</I>, offering it also as a reference for those who would follow in his footsteps. A reader expecting a complete accounting of his actions, however, will be sorely disappointed. <p> Although Gandhi presents his episodes chronologically, he happily leaves wide gaps, such as the entire <I>satyagraha</I> struggle in South Africa, for which he refers the reader to another of his books. And writing for his contemporaries, he takes it for granted that the reader is familiar with the major events of his life and of the political milieu of early 20th-century India. For the objective story, try Yogesh Chadha's <I>Gandhi: A Life</I>. For the inner world of a man held as a criminal by the British, a hero by Muslims, and a holy man by Hindus, look no further than these experiments. <I>--Brian Bruya</I> 1744912 book 1927 GANDHI: An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth total:1222|5:502|4:436|3:219|2:50|1:15| 1222 5026 2249 177 5 4 true false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 03 17:32:11 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 17:47:55 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Sat Feb 02 18:16:29 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 02 18:16:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 04 18:10:36 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 22:13:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Oct 07 08:27:20 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 01 12:47:48 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 2 false false Mon Jul 23 12:21:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 23 12:21:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 00:22:08 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 20:56:50 -0700 2009
"...Tuhan adalah kebenaran."

"...Orang yang tidak murni hatinya tidak dapat melihat Tuhan. Karena itu, proses pemur...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 08 06:02:12 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 06:46:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Nov 05 13:49:39 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 16:10:59 -0800 2009
I was signed up to take a Gandhian Philosophy class and the stress of that semester came crashing down on top of me. It was past the point where I could drop a class, so I decided, in an effort to save my sanity, to suck it up...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jul 07 13:06:57 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 13:12:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Apr 18 12:10:32 -0700 2007 Tue May 01 14:54:09 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Apr 30 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jul 01 03:48:07 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 03:48:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Feb 24 09:24:45 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 09:24:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 10:14:20 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 10:17:27 -0800 2009 I am usually ...more...]]> 5 0 true false Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 03 09:51:30 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 10:05:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Jun 28 20:53:20 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 28 20:55:44 -0700 2008
...While it was written in a simple manner, it wasn’t something I could just rush through ... And it didn’t seem appropriate reading material while in the can :p

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My primary interest in Gandhi was his pacifism and his reasons for it. The United Stat...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 18:49:12 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 15 20:44:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Fri Jun 08 09:43:20 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 08 09:43:24 -0700 2007
After that, the book tends to lose the reader an...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Sep 13 00:34:06 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 00:50:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=112803