
An Autobiography
The Story of My Experiments with Truth
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Bill Wallace
--Gandhi
In 1999, this book was designated as one of the "100 Most Important Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century" by HarperCollins Publishers.
A holy man to Hindus, a hero to Muslims, and a criminal to the British, Mohandas K. Gandhi was an inspiring figure of the 20th century, a man whose quest to live in accord with God’s highest truth led him to initiate massive campaigns against racism, violence, and colonialism.
From his youthful rebellion against vegetarianism, to his successful law practice in South Africa, his struggle with his own sexual excesses, and his leadership of the movement to free India from British rule, Gandhi describes the story of his life as a series of spiritual “experiments” and explains how he developed his concept of active nonviolent resistance, which propelled the Indian struggle for independence and inspired countless other nonviolent struggles.
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I learned a lot about Ghandi from this book. He wasnt really a religious figure, definitely interested in spirituality (as in, how to be in a life-giving state of being) but could not really spell out his Hindu beliefs until after he came in contact with a lot of evangelical Christians in South Africa (which was post-college, beginning his career). Those people drew him to begin to try to articulate his religion. He was most influenced by John Ruskins 'unto this last', Tolstoy's 'the kingdom of god is within you' and Jesus' sermon on the mount (Matthew 5-7). He could not accept the exclusivity of evangelical Christianity, but valued and even took part in many christian beliefs and practice especially when the result was love, joy, peace etc... Despite his Christian influences He read the Bhagavad Gita in a more devotional manner than he did the Bible or any other religious works.
He was really a principle driven lawyer. He had a strong conscience that he endeavors to be faithful to. There are countless times when doctors tell him to drink milk for his health, but he will not as he was different forms of vegan his whole life. A lot of the book is dedicated to describing court cases with which he was involved. He would not take any case which was false. One time he was tricked and recommended to the judge the case be dismissed.
This book is dedicated to his experiments with truth. Everything was an experiment to him, I like that mindset a lot, it is ok to fail. He experimented a lot, even with his own family. He spent a lot of time away from his wife and kids (his marriage was pre-arranged). And later decided he would seek bramacharrya aka celibacy.
I also enjoyed hearing him talk about various Eastern ways of thinking and his endorsement of smaller class sizes/customization of education...mostly 1 on 1!
In retrospect, Gandhi and his emphasis on celibacy and dedication to law and only mild connection to previous theological thinking reminds me a lot of Augustine. Obviously a little different on the specific religion angle, but If they get past their religions, I think they are buddies...maybe Gandhi is Augustine reincarnated. hah!
Maybe a Biography would be better...
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This book changed me..I don’t know how, but it invigorated in me curiosity to learn and improve myself to achieve the the true sense of being close to the nature(which I perceive as god)
Journey of a Great soul..
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Good read but voice actor not exactly appropriate
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I wanted to write this review particularly to state that the narration is top class at least for me. I loved Bill Wallace's narration. I agree his pronunciation of the names of Indian leaders/places could have been better, but one must acknowledge that he pours life in the story the great man wanted to tell. Bill tells it with awesome energy which enhances the beauty of the experiments with truth. His voice modulation and the way he captured emotions between the lines was so true to the story that I couldn't help but imagine that Gandhiji himself would have told the story the same way at certain times! Great job!Awesome performance of story of the great man
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Insightful and Informative without being boring
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Determination
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ok but not great
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If you could sum up An Autobiography in three words, what would they be?
This is the best autobiography I have ever read. I hope a person of like this would born in Syria, Iraq or Palestine/Israel who could really bring in radical change in the mind sets of people. I know it is only a dream.Who was your favorite character and why?
Gandhi because of his simplicity and love for truth.If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?
Same "My experiments with Truth"Any additional comments?
Wonderful book. I couldn't do any thing until I completely listed to this book.Best Autobiography I have ever read
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Narrator is not good at all
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The story or real life of Ghandi and how he devoted his life to public service is interesting.
The narrator should have done a little research about the pronunciation of the names and places mentioned in the text, he totally butchered the names e.g (Ferozeshah Metha) is not fero zeshah Mehta, it is Feroze--Shah Metha, there are multiple incidents bad pronunciation, it becomes irritating.
Performance and delivery
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