Mahatma Gandhi on Hinduism

Dr.T.V.RaoDr.T.V.Rao MDMD

What is My ReligionWhat is My Religion

Religions which did not Religions which did not concern itself with every side of life concern itself with every side of life was no Religion at allwas no Religion at all

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Mahatma Mahatma Gandhi’s Religion Gandhi’s Religion is love of God in is love of God in

expressing itself in expressing itself in Love of all BeingsLove of all Beings

Can we Live truly withoutCan we Live truly withoutReligionReligion

No Man can live No Man can live without Religion, without Religion, There are some There are some who in the egotism who in the egotism of their reason of their reason declare that they declare that they have nothing to do have nothing to do with Religionwith Religion

Do we Need More HindusDo we Need More Hindus

Gandhi never Gandhi never called any one to called any one to become A Hindu.become A Hindu.

Gandhi feels other Gandhi feels other Religions should Religions should live up to the best live up to the best teaching of their teaching of their own Religion.own Religion.

Gandhiji’s - My ReligionGandhiji’s - My Religion

Advised if any one Advised if any one wishes to practice wishes to practice Hinduism should Hinduism should read the First Verse read the First Verse of Ishopanishad of Ishopanishad and practice - and practice - Hinduism will Hinduism will survive eternallysurvive eternally

Gandhiji On Isa UpanishadGandhiji On Isa Upanishad

What we see in this What we see in this Universe is pervaded by Universe is pervaded by God.God.

Renounce it and Start Renounce it and Start Enjoying it.Enjoying it.

Enjoy with what he gives.Enjoy with what he gives. Do not covet anybody's Do not covet anybody's

wealth or possession.wealth or possession. Just practice above Just practice above

sayings and you are sayings and you are certain to become a wise certain to become a wise person.person.

What is ISA UPANISADWhat is ISA UPANISAD

The Upanishad teaches The Upanishad teaches essential Unity essential Unity

of God and world of God and world being and becomingbeing and becoming All this whatever All this whatever moves in this moving moves in this moving world is enveloped by world is enveloped by God. Therefore find God. Therefore find your enjoyment in your enjoyment in

renunciation Do not renunciation Do not covet what belongs to covet what belongs to

others others

Who Rules this UniverseWho Rules this Universe

God the Mighty God the Mighty Ruler pervades in Ruler pervades in every thing and he every thing and he is watching your is watching your action and true action and true intentions.intentions.

Renounce and Renounce and Dedicate all to him Dedicate all to him and then enjoy use and then enjoy use the portion that may the portion that may fall to thy lotfall to thy lot

Who Own UsWho Own Us

Since God pervades in Since God pervades in everything Nothing everything Nothing belongs to you.belongs to you.

Do remember even Do remember even our body belong to our body belong to himhim

God is the undisputed God is the undisputed unchallengeable unchallengeable Master of everything Master of everything you posses.you posses.

Result of RenunciationResult of Renunciation

When you act with spirit of When you act with spirit of Renunciation and Dedication – God is Renunciation and Dedication – God is certain to take Good care of what you certain to take Good care of what you require for Food, Clothing, and require for Food, Clothing, and Housing.Housing.

You cannot have anything for long, the You cannot have anything for long, the though of owing is an Illusion.though of owing is an Illusion.

Do remember I can not hold as mine Do remember I can not hold as mine any thing that belong to God.any thing that belong to God.

Gandhiji on Gita DhanyaGandhiji on Gita Dhanya

Gita is not opposite of Gita is not opposite of Unhappiness, It is Unhappiness, It is superior to that state.superior to that state.

A true Devotee of Gita A true Devotee of Gita is neither Happy nor is neither Happy nor Unhappy.Unhappy.

A believer of Gita has A believer of Gita has no Pain, No pleasure, no Pain, No pleasure, No deprivation, or No No deprivation, or No possessions.possessions.

Is Truth Different from GodIs Truth Different from God

Truth is perhaps Truth is perhaps the most Important the most Important name of Godname of God

It is more correct It is more correct to say that Truth is to say that Truth is God than to to say God than to to say that God is Truth.that God is Truth.

Why we should rely on GODWhy we should rely on GOD

I have learned this I have learned this one lesson that what one lesson that what is impossible with is impossible with man is child’s play man is child’s play with God. And if we with God. And if we have faith in that have faith in that divinity which divinity which presides the destiny presides the destiny of the meanest of his of the meanest of his creation.creation.

How I Spend my TimeHow I Spend my Time

I learned to live I learned to live and pass my Time and pass my Time and endeavor to and endeavor to obey his will.obey his will.

My faith on GodMy faith on God

I have implicit faith I have implicit faith in God, though I fail in God, though I fail several times I will several times I will not lose faith in not lose faith in AlmightyAlmighty

How to Pray to GodHow to Pray to God

Pray with Heart not Pray with Heart not with Lipswith Lips

Prayer can be heard by Prayer can be heard by God even from God even from ignorant, innocent, and ignorant, innocent, and stupid.stupid.

Do not forget a prayer Do not forget a prayer from those who are from those who are tongues are nectered tongues are nectered but whose full of but whose full of poison are never poison are never heard.heard.

Mahatma on PrayerMahatma on Prayer

Prayer is an Prayer is an impossibility without a impossibility without a living faith in the living faith in the presence of God presence of God withinwithin

A real prayer is an A real prayer is an absolute shield and absolute shield and protection against this protection against this trinity of evilstrinity of evils

There is no such thing There is no such thing as retreat for a man of as retreat for a man of Prayer.Prayer.

PrayerPrayer

Our Prayer is an Our Prayer is an heart searchheart search

It is a reminder It is a reminder that to ourselves that to ourselves that we are that we are helpless without helpless without his support.his support.

God Guides HumanityGod Guides Humanity

Defeat Defeat cannot dishearten cannot dishearten

me, It can only me, It can only chaten me. I know chaten me. I know

God guides meGod guides me

Why Renounced everything to Why Renounced everything to GodGod

After passing through After passing through turbulent life I turbulent life I realized God is the realized God is the undisputed, undisputed, unchallengeable unchallengeable Master of everything Master of everything I posses, So I cannot I posses, So I cannot hold as mine hold as mine anything that anything that belongs to GODbelongs to GOD

Why We Need ToleranceWhy We Need ToleranceTodayToday

The Need of the Hour is not religion, The Need of the Hour is not religion, but mutual respect and tolerance of but mutual respect and tolerance of the devotees of the different religions. the devotees of the different religions. We want to reach not the dead level, We want to reach not the dead level, but unity in diversity.but unity in diversity.

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Albert Einstein On MahatmaAlbert Einstein On Mahatma

‘ ‘ I … regard Gandhi as I … regard Gandhi as the only true great the only true great figure of our age … figure of our age … generations to come generations to come will scarce believe will scarce believe that sudh a one as this that sudh a one as this as this ever in flesh as this ever in flesh and blood walked and blood walked upon this earth.’upon this earth.’

The Divine Force Guides theThe Divine Force Guides theHumanityHumanity

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