ReVision, June 22nd, 2001
An aspect of Mahatma Gandhi's life to which sufficient attention does not seem to have been paid is the nature of his mystical experiences. The reasons for this are not hard to divine. Gandhi has been considered largely as a political figure sometimes to the point of ludicrousness (Mosley 1961, 85-86). He has also been considered an ethical figure who clearly equated religion and morality (Zaehner 1962, chap. 7, 226). Although these ways of looking at Gandhi are by no means inappropriate, they have obscured the mystical dimension of Gandhi's life. In this paper, I attempt to correct this imb...
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