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Quien sigue el camino de la verdad no tropieza
«¿Quién sabe...?, tal vez mi vida no responda a estos pensamientos. No obstante, si mi vida respondiera a ellos hasta el último aliento, entonces, sólo entonces, merecerá la pena publicarlos». En estas palabras está el secreto del especial atractivo y el singular impacto de esta colección de «pensamientos para cada día» que Gandhi escribió, a petición de un amigo, por espacio de dos años. En realidad, no son meros «pensamientos», simples productos de la mente, sino auténticos retazos de vida, frases que reflejan el resultado de muy concretas experiencias existenciales. MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI (llamado "Mahatma": alma grande) nació en 1869 en la ciudad india de Porbandar (Gujarat). La obra entera de su vida estuvo determinada por la lucha en favor de la verdad y la no violencia. Fue asesinado el 30 de enero de 1948, en Delhi, por un fanático hindú.
128 pages, Paperback
Published January 27, 2009
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Mahatma Gandhi
1,298 books6,465 followersMohandas Karamchand Gandhi, commonly known as Mahatma Gandhi, was the preeminent leader of Indian nationalism in British-ruled India. Employing non-violent civil disobedience, Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for non-violence, civil rights and freedom across the world.
The son of a senior government official, Gandhi was born and raised in a Hindu Bania community in coastal Gujarat, and trained in law in London. Gandhi became famous by fighting for the civil rights of Muslim and Hindu Indians in South Africa, using new techniques of non-violent civil disobedience that he developed. Returning to India in 1915, he set about organizing peasants to protest excessive land-taxes. A lifelong opponent of "communalism" (i.e. basing politics on religion) he reached out widely to all religious groups. He became a leader of Muslims protesting the declining status of the Caliphate. Assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, increasing economic self-reliance, and above all for achieving Swaraj—the independence of India from British domination. His spiritual teacher was the Jain philosopher/poet Shrimad Rajchandra.
The son of a senior government official, Gandhi was born and raised in a Hindu Bania community in coastal Gujarat, and trained in law in London. Gandhi became famous by fighting for the civil rights of Muslim and Hindu Indians in South Africa, using new techniques of non-violent civil disobedience that he developed. Returning to India in 1915, he set about organizing peasants to protest excessive land-taxes. A lifelong opponent of "communalism" (i.e. basing politics on religion) he reached out widely to all religious groups. He became a leader of Muslims protesting the declining status of the Caliphate. Assuming leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921, Gandhi led nationwide campaigns for easing poverty, expanding women's rights, building religious and ethnic amity, ending untouchability, increasing economic self-reliance, and above all for achieving Swaraj—the independence of India from British domination. His spiritual teacher was the Jain philosopher/poet Shrimad Rajchandra.
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March 19, 2022
Quiero leer algo más de Gandhi, porque este es, sobre todo la segunda parte, un libro de pensamientos cortos y concretos. Lo cual es lógico porque como lo dice el título son palabras para un amigo.
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