Selected Letters

[ from Selected Works of Mahatma Gandhi : Vol - 4 ]

Mahatma Gandhi

SELECTED LETTERS
from
Selected Works of Mahatma Gandhi
Volume IV

Table of Contents

  • Foreword
  • Publisher's Note

SECTION I : LETTERS

SECTION II : EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS

  1. Faith in God
  2. Religions and Scriptures
  3. Value of Prayer
  4. Truth and Non-violence
  5. The Science of Satyagraha
  6. Fasting in Satyagraha
  7. Unto This Last
  8. Khadi and Village Industry
  9. East and West
  10. Hindu-Muslim Unity
  11. Upliftment of Women
  12. The Good of All
  13. India's Freedom
  14. Education
  15. Caste System and Untouchability
  16. Brahmacharya
  17. Fearlessness
  18. Health and Hygene
  19. Self-restraint
  20. Self-development
  21. Selfless Service
  22. Voluntary Poverty

About This Volumes

Selected Works of Mahatma Gandhi

Selected Works of Mahatma Gandhi comprises of Five volumes.

  • Vol-I: Autobiography
  • Vol-II: Satyagraha in South Africa
  • Vol-III: Basic Works
    1. Ethical Religion
    2. Unto This Last
    3. Hind Swaraj or Indian Home Rule
    4. From Yeravada Mandir
    5. Discourses on the Gita
    6. Constructive Programme
    7. Key to Health
  • Vol-IV: Selected Letters
  • Vol-V: Voice of Truth

This book, Selected Letters, is volume-4.

Written by : M. K. Gandhi
General Editor : Shriman Narayan
Volume Selected Works of Mahatma Gandhi : A set of five books
ISBN: 81-7229-278-3 (set)
Printed and Published by :
Jitendra T. Desai
Navajivan Mudranalaya,
Ahemadabad-380014
India
© Navajivan Trust, 1968

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Glossary

  • Abhanga : devotional metrical poetry in Marathi
  • Advaita : Vedantic concept for Monism
  • Aduaitavadins : believers in Advaita
  • Aman : freedom from desire of respect
  • Ashram : one of the four stages of the Hindu way of life; a place for renunciation; a place for disciplined community life
  • Asuri Sampat : mind's propensities leading to evil darkness
  • Avatar : incarnation
  • Bhagawadgita : The celestial poem containing cream of the deepest Hindu thought—specially highlighting the doctrine of Karma—selfless action
  • Bhagawat : mythological work of divine glory
  • Bhakta : a devotee
  • Bhakti : devotion
  • Brahma : The Supreme
  • Brahmabhuta : one immersed in the spirit of Brahma
  • Brahmacharya : chastity, continence; literally conduct to God-realization
  • Chitta : enlivened mind
  • Charvaka : materialistic school of thought known by the name of its preacher
  • Daivi Sampad : divine-higher propensities of mind lead¬ing to man's upliftment
  • Daya : compassion
  • Dharma : one's path of duty; religion
  • Dwadasha Mantra : the sacred verse of 12 syllables dedicated to Lord Krishna
  • Gayatri : consecrated Vedic mantra of immense potency
  • Guru : a spiritual guide; teacher
  • Gurudev : a reverential term for guru, guru hailed as god
  • Jay Rama : Glory to Rama
  • Khadi, Khaddar : hand-spun & hand-woven cloth-in
  • Kshatriya : a warrior; one belonging to the second division of the pristine Hindu society
  • Lok-sangraha : that leading to conservation of society
  • Mantra : a sacred and pithy verse
  • Maya : denoting illusive nature of the transient world
  • Moksha : salvation; liberation from birth & death
  • Muni : a recluse; one keeping silence to meditate on the Divine
  • Mauna : silence
  • Punya : accrued merit from service & devotion, etc.
  • Rakshasas : demons; evil-doers
  • Ramanama : the name of Rama; recitation of His name
  • Ramayana : the Epic of Rama by Valmiki
  • Rishis : those given to deep austerity & penance to explore Eternity; men of wide vision
  • Sadhana : spiritual practice
  • Sattvic : denoting the divine qualities of mind
  • Satyagraha : clinging to truth; soul-force; Gandhi's weapon of non-violent resistance
  • Satyagrahi : one wedded to Satyagraha doctrine
  • Shastras : scriptures
  • Shloka : metrical verse of devotion
  • Sirkar : Governmental or local authority
  • Sthitaprajna : man of steady mind; one risen above dualities
  • Tamas & Rajas : mind's propensities leading to dark¬ness and self activity respectively
  • Tapas : penance; austerity
  • Tapascharya : one given to practising penance Thana : police station
  • Vaishnauas : devotees of Vishnu—the Divine Dispenser
  • Vedas : the Earliest Hindu scriptures in lyrical form emanating perennial wisdom. They are Rigveda, Samveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda
  • Yajna : a ritual at the altar of God; sacrifice
  • Yamas : injunctions for religious life
  • Yoga : practice of body, mind & soul for realization Yogi : one practising Yoga