Hinduism: Doctrine and Way of Life

by C. Rajagopalachari

Excerpt from Hinduism: Doctrine and Way of Life

Chapter Preface I Introductory II Disharmonies III Ancient Yet Modern IV The First Step V The Vedantic Postulate VI Maya VII Karma VIII The Vedanta Ethic Conclusion.

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Genres: Hinduism, Philosophy

126 pages, Hardcover

First published August 8, 2015

About the author

Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, informally called Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian lawyer, independence activist, politician, writer, and statesman. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor-General of India. He also served as leader of the Indian National Congress, Premier of the Madras Presidency, Governor of West Bengal, Minister for Home Affairs of the Indian Union, and Chief Minister of Madras state, and as such, he rendered yeomen service to the nation.

Rajagopalachari founded the Swatantra Party and was one of the first recipients of India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna. He vehemently opposed the use of nuclear weapons and was a proponent of world peace and disarmament. During his lifetime, he also acquired the nickname 'Mango of Salem'.

Rajaji was a great patriot, astute politician, incisive thinker, great visionary, and one of the greatest statesmen of all time. He was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi, hailed as conscious-keeper of the Mahatma.

Rajaji was closely associated with Kulapati Munshiji and he was among the distinguished founder-members of the Bhavan (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan). The Bhavan has published 18 books by him so far, the copyright of which he gifted to the Bhavan.
Rajaji wrote not only in English but also in chaste Tamil, his mother-tongue. He was at his best as a short-story writer.

Rajaji passed away in 1972 at the age of 94.

Reviews

[Ashish Iyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

HINDUISM is a modern word. Vedanta is one of the given names to the religious faith of the Hindus. Vedanta can create a conscience for social obligations is accepted or not, this book will have served its purpose if it gives to those who read it a clear idea of the philosophy of the Hindus and the way of life flowing from it. This book is basically about Hinduism is way of life. we should remember that conscience must be rooted deeply in life. A spiritual foundation is necessary for right conduct. The conflict between religion and science is replaced and healed by harmony and integrated thought. Vedanta has a contribution to make to enduring civilization. Vedanta offers a religious faith that can have no quarrel with the scientists who work in the laboratory or with the geologists who do research in the history of the physical world, and yet it offers a firm spiritual foundation for the just polity of a new world.

[Aarav Balsu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice short introduction to the central tenets of Hindu faith -- this is the first book of Rajagopalachari's that I've read, and I like his writing style.


Short-medium, took me a couple of days to finish.

[Chandravir Dev · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rajaji focusses here on reconciling Vedanta with democracy. He explores beautifully the aspects of Vedanta and exhorts us to not throw off the religion which anchors morality on the firm ground, a Dostoevskian echo.