Mahatma Gandhi’s Religious Thoughts
Subject Areas : Christianity
M.
Sargolza’ī
1
(ندارد)
Keywords: Gandhi, Hinduism, religion, ahimsā, reformations,
Abstract :
Mahatma Gandhi, the charismatic leader of India’s independencemovement, who played a great role in religious, moral, social and politicalawakening of Indians in the early twentieth century, was extremely impressedby religious, moral and mystical motivations. Therefore, he was entitledMahatma (The Great Soul) by Indian society, which is considered a mysticaland religious award.In his point of view, religion had a fundamental status. Consequently, thecritical viewpoints against religion in the modern world greatly concernedhim and later on, brought about his religious and social reformative thoughts.In his opinion, religion was more comprehensible in practice andexperience; hence, he thought that man must pass through superficial aspectsof religion by practicing all religious and moral instructions, then penetratesinto its depths, so that he would experience the Truth face to face.In this article, we have tried to clarify the religious dimensions of hispersonality, and also scrutinize simultaneously his most significant ideas andreflections on religious realm, specially on Hinduism and some subjects suchas God, faith, Brahmacharya, Ahimsā, satyāgraha, unity of religions andreligious reformations.
