E - Gandhi

• Advaita


  The idea of oneness of the entire universe
• Atman


  The same as Brahman
• Spiritual liberation


  Comes from knowledge of the true self
• Advaita


  Influenced Gandhi's ideas on untouchability and egalitarian approach to all religions
• Brahmacharya


  • Practice of studentship / celibacy - stage in the ashrama system
  • Control of senses at all times, embraces restraint and rules out anger, hate, and untruth
  • Close match to the BG's definition of a karma yogi
• Satyagraha


  • Means 'truth-force'
  • Truth can refer to ultimate truth of brahman himself in Hinduism
  • Based on Gita teaching of acting out of duty and necessity
  • Related it to his actions against injustice and belief that Truth would always ultimately prevail
  • Created due to discrimination in South Africa
• Ahimsa


  • Presenting violence with fundamental opposite - love
  • Driving force of satyagraha, links to advaita
  • Strength of resisting retaliating with violence
  • Example of the salt march
• Gandhi


  • Political: opposition to partition, universalist belief in religion, Swaraj - home rule, clear political goal
  • Religious: opposition to untouchability, link to advaita, universalist approach to religion, political implications