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The Essence of Hinduism is
so planned and arranged that each section naturally leads to the next one. The first
chapter examines the moral basis of Hinduism. The nature of the universal Moral Law or
Power that sustains the universe is described in the second chapter. How can a seeker come
face to face with the Supreme Spirit - through faith or trained reason or a judicious
combination of both? An answer to this conundrum will be found in the third chapter. The
Bhagvad Gita is an Upanishad, a text on Brahmavidya and an exposition of yoga-shastra and
no book on Hinduism can be said to be complete without a reference to it. In fact it can
be said to be the only book which harmonizes all the approaches to the Supreme and hence
Gandhiji’s views on Gita find a place of honour in this Collection. The beaten track
so familiar to all and so easy for all to tread, viz., Nama and prayer is dealt with in
the last chapter. |
This Book is primarily meant for lay readers
and Hindu boys and girls attending English medium schools and brought up in families
without any religious background, or in which religion has a minimal influence. As such,
it will serve as an introduction to Hinduism. For further study, the interested leader may
refer to the exhaustive collection in three volumes titled in Search of the Supreme by
Gandhiji.
V. B. Kher
[ From Editorial Note by the compiler ] |
CONTENTS
TO THE READER
EDITIORIAL NOTE
GLOSSARY
Section One: The Moral Basis of Hinduism
1. ORIGIN OF HINDUISM 2. WHO IS A HINDU? 3. TWO ASPECTS
OF HINDUISM 4. HINDUISM ABHORS STAGNATION 5. WHAT HAS HINDUISM DONE FOR US? 6.
WHY SHOULD A HINDU CLING TO HINDUISM? 7. THE CHIEF VALUE OF HINDUISM 8. DR.
AMBEDKAR’S INDICTMENT OF HINDUISM 9. AS OTHERS SEE US 10. THE ESSENCE
OF HINDUISM 11. MUCH IN LITTLE 12. MY CLAIM 13. WHY I AM A HINDU 14.
HINDUISM AS I UNDERSTAND 15. MY MEANING OF SANATAN HINDUISM 16. IS THERE
SATAN IN HINDUISM?
Section Two: The Force That Sustains the Universe
17. A HIGHER LAW 18. GOD IS 19. DEFINITIONS OF GOD 20.
WHAT IS GOD 21. TRUTH IS GOD 22. THAT INDEFINABLE SOMETHING 23. WHO
AND WHERE IS GOD? 24. IS GOD A PERSON OR A FORCE? 25. THE MYSTERY OF
MYSTERIES 26. UNDERSTANDING THE MYSTERY OF GOD 27. THE SEEMING PARADOX OF
GOD 28. IS GOD A CREATION OF MAN’S IMAGINATION? 29. THAT WHICH GIVES
THE GREATEST SOLACE 30. LET THE IGNORANT DISPUTE HIS EXISTENCE 31. GOD OR NO
GOD 32. HOW TO CONVERT ATHEISTS 33. GOD AND GODS 34. THE LAW OF GOD 35.
THE DEBT TO GOD 36. THE GOD I WORSHIP 37. MY REFUGE 38. GOD ALONE IS
IMPERISHABLE 39. WHERE IS THE LIVING GOD? 40. GOD IS NOT, WHERE HARIJANS ARE
EXCLUDED 41. GOD IS GOOD 42. LORD OF HUMILITY 43. MEANING OF
‘GOD IS TRUTH’ 44. GOD IS EVER WITH US 45. SEEING GOD FACE TO FACE
46. FINDING GOD 47. HOW I ESTABLISH COMMUNION WITH GOD 48. SERVICE OF
GOD 49. A MATTER OF FAITH AND EXPERIENCE 50. ADVAITISM AND GOD 51. NO
CONTRADICTION BETWEEN THE JAIN AND THE VEDIC DOCTRINE
Section Three: Faith and Reason
52. THE ONLY HELP OF THE HELPLESS 53. THE STRENGTH OF THE
VOTARY OF TRUTH 54. OBEY HIS LAW 55. RESIGN YOURSRLF TO HIS WILL 56.
MAKE GOD YOUR SHIELD 57. NEVER LOSE FAITH IN GOD 58. FORCE FINER THAN
ELECTRICITY 59. THE PROMISE OF THE LORD 60. GOD’S COVENANT 61.
LIVING FAITH IN GOD, INDISPENSABLE FOR A SATYAGRAH 62. TEST OF FAITH 63.
TRUE FAITH64. THE PROBLEM OF EVIL 65. CONDEMNATION OF EVIL 66. HATE
NOT MEN BUT THEIR EVIL WAYS 67. I HATE ALL EVIL BUT NOT INDIVIDUALS 68. IS
BELIEF IN GOD SUPERSTITION? 69. REASON AND ITS PLACE 70. MY SEAT OF
AUTHORITY 71. SUPERSTITION V. FAITH 72. FAITH V. REASON 73. DOWN WITH
SUPERNATURALISM 74. THE SUPREME ABRITER 75. REASON V. AUTHORITY 76.
BLIND WORSHIP OF AUTHORITY 77. WHEN AUTHORITY SUPPLANTS REASON 78. WHEN
FAITH BECOMES BLIND 79. IMITATION 80. ANCIENT WORD IF OPPOSED TO TRAINED
REASON 81. ARE SHASTRAS INFALLIBLE GUIDE? 82. INTERPOLATIONS IN SMRITIS 83.
GITA AND MANUSANHITA 84. MANUSMRITI 85. HOW TO STUDY THE GITA
Section Four: The Bhagvadgita
86. GITA -THE MOTHER 87. THE SECRET OF GITA 88. KRISHNA
AND GITA 89. THE MESSAGE OF THE GITA 90. THE TEACHING OF GITA 91. ADHIKARA
FOR TEACHING GITA 92. HINDU STUDENTS AND GITA 93. GITA RECITERS 94.
THE GITA IDEAL
Section Five: Prayer and Namajapa
95. THE ETERNAL DUEL 96. THE CLEANSING ACTION OF REPENTANCE 97.
WHAT IS PRAYER? 98. HOW TO AND WHOM TO PRAY? 99. MEANING OF AND NECESSITY
FOR PRAYER 100. NO FAITH IN PRAYER! 101. PRAYER, THE FIRST AND THE LAST
LESSON IN ACRIFICING SELF 102. PERSONAL TESTIMONY ON PRAYER 103. THE FORM OF
MY PRAYER 104. THE PLACE OF PRAYER IN ASHRAM LIFE 105. THE ASHRAM PRAYER 106.
CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER 107. HOW I INTRODUCED CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER 108. THE
OBJECT OF CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER 109. IS CONCENTRATION OF MIND POSSIBLE IN MASS
PRAYER? 110. COMPULSORY PRAYER 111. RAMANAMA, THE TALSIMAN 112. A
SURE AID 113. NAMAJAPA CLEANSES THE HEART 114. THE ALCHEMY OF RAMANAMA 115.
MY REFUGE IN THE DARKEST HOUR 116. THE UNFAILING REFUGE 117. A WELL-TRIED
FORMULA 118. RAMANAMA IS ALL-SUFFICING 119. WHO IS RAMA? 120. RAMA,
THE SON OF DASHARATHA 121. RAMANAMA MUST NOT CEASE 122. INSTALLING RAMANAMA
IN THE HEART 123. RECITATION OF RAMANAMA 124. VAIN REPETITIONS 125.
RIDICULING RAMANAMA 126. A NEW SUPERSTITION? 127. RAMANAMA AGAIN
INDEX
[ TOP ]
[ ALL MEN ARE BROTHERS ] [ ASHRAM OBSERVANCE IN ACTION ] [ DIET AND DIET REFORM ] [ GANDHI FACES THE STORM ]
[ GANDHI WIELDS THE WEPON OF MORAL POWER ] [ GANDHIJI EXPECTS ] [ HIND SWARAJ OR INDIAN HOME RULE ] [ INDIA OF MY DREAMS ]
[ INDUSTRIAL AND AGRARIAN LIFE AND RELATIONS ] [
KEY TO HEALTH ] [ MOHAN-MALA ] [ MY
RELIGION ] [ NATURE CURE ] [ PATHWAY TO GOD ] [ PRAYER
]
[ SATYAGRAHA IN SOUTH AFRICA ]
[ SELECTIONS FROM GANDHI ] [ SELF-RESTRAINT v. SELF-INDULGENCE ] [ THE ESSENCE OF HINDUISM ]
[ THE GOSPEL OF SELFLESS ACTION OR THE GITA ACCORDING TO
GANDHI ] [ THE LAW AND THE
LAYERS ] [ THE MIND OF MAHATMA GANDHI ]
[ THE WAY TO COMMUNAL HARMONY ] [ TOWARDS NEW EDUCATION ] [ TRUTH IS GOD ] [ VILLAGE
SWARAJ ] [ GANDHI ] [ GANDHI IN ANECDOTES ]
[ THE SPIRITUAL BASIS OF SATYAGRAHA ] [ ‘‘GOING TO WIPE THEIR TEARS’’ ]