And we're definitely not saying that, just by reading this book, you're going to be able to practice ahimsa without a hitch. We're not going to say that this book is going to get you to swear yourself to celibacy. We're not going to say that this book is going to get you to give up meat. The Story of My Experiments with Truth aims to get you to take up that torch, too. It means more than just refraining from hurting people: it means loving all life on earth and seeking to do good for everyone, even those who oppose you. He sees ahimsa, or non-violence, as the means by which to find truth.
In short, this autobiography details how Gandhi, across his life, was someone who searched for Truth with a capital T-which he identifies with God-by purifying himself through fasting, diet control, giving up sex, the study of religion, and other techniques. We get an intimate look at Gandhi's life-he wrote other works, but this autobiography is all about his ideals, beliefs, thoughts, and feelings-not the famous campaigns you can read about elsewhere. Between the pages of this book, the Big G (note: no one calls Gandhi that) reveals what makes him tick. Luckily for you, O Inquisitive Shmooper, The Story of My Experiments with Truth, first published in two volumes in 19, is Gandhi's autobiography. This dude was out-of-control influential as a leader, political figure, and icon of human rights.īut, how about Gandhi the man? What was he like behind the scenes? Oh, yeah: and his life inspired others famous for their human rights work, including Martin Luther King, Jr. Gandhi was the foremost leader who used nonviolent civil disobedience-that means protest and non-cooperation without hurting anyone-to rally India to independence from Britain in the first half of the 1900s and who conducted plenty of other mass actions fighting for the rights of Indians in his country and in South Africa. Someone you should definitely know about, that's who. We bet you've seen the famous quote misattributed to him: "An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind."
Okay, so who's this Gandhi guy people talk about? You might recognize his image, or maybe you've heard about the biographical film bearing his name that won eight Oscars. The Story of My Experiments with Truth Introduction
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