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  Mahatma Yoga Contents Preface 1 Dedications 7 Acknowledgements 8
 1. Whence Mahatma Yoga? 11 * Politics and Religion 13 * Raaja Yoga 17 * Failures of Spiritual Politics 19 * Mahatma Yoga 20 2. Hinduism: The Well-Spring of Gandhiji's Spirituality 23 * Vedhaas: Foundational Hindu Scriptures 24 * Vedhaantha: Nectar of the Scriptures 27 * Karma: Call to Action 30 * Aathma: Concept of Soul 34 3. Spiritual Eclecticism: Gandhiji's Approach to Religion 37 * From Jainism to Jesus Christ 37 * The Geethaa without a Guru 40 * As confounding as Quantum Physics 43 * Experiential Knowledge of The Geethaa 47 4. Gandhiji's Interpretation of Hinduism 51 * Role of a Guru 52 * A Guru-less Spiritual Journey 54 * Geethaa as Confounding as Quantum Physics 58 * Gandhiji's Definition of Hinduism 60 5. Principles of Action and Liberation: Karma and Moksha 62 * Karma: Action 62 * Moksha: Liberation 63 6. Four Personality Types: Varnaashrama Dharma 66 * Three Behavioral Ingredients 67 * Whence the Three Ingredients? 72 * Four Personality Types 74 * Transcending Personality Types 87 * Four Spiritual Paths 92 * Gandhiji and Varnaashrama Dharma 93 7. Royal Path to Salvation: Raaja Yoga 96 * Moral Restrictions and Spiritual Practices 97 * Mental and Physical Preparations 99 * Sense Withdrawal 100 * Meditation, in Three Stages 101 * The Pinnacle: Samaadhi 103 * For whom the Royal Path? 105 8. Non-Violence: The Path of Ahimsa 107 * Gandhiji versus Lord Krishna! 107 * Ahimsa a la the Paradox of Karma 112 * Ahimsa by Intent 116 * Ahimsa versus Duty 117 * Gandhiji's Practice of Ahimsa 118 * Only Anaavashyaka Himsa to be avoided 132 9. Truth: Adherence to Sathya 135 * Two-fold Interpretation of Satya 137 * Satyaagraaha: Walking the Talk 140 10. Means and Ends: Karma and Karma-Phala 144 * Mystifying Results of Right Means 148 * Material Benefits of Right Means 150 * Spiritual Benefits of Right Means 151 * Equanimity amidst Mystifying Results 154 11. The Final Reckoning 159 * Non-Violence: Ahimsa 160 * Truth: Satya 161 * Work per Nature: Varnaashrama 162 * Cow Protection 163 * Other Dos and Don'ts 163 * Religion and State 166 * The Assassination 172 12. And Yet, a Mahatma! 174
 Notes 180 Additional Material 182 Author 183 
 
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