2. His ashram family, however, the ones who came to be called his _____________________ were the ones who knew best the man Gandhi was in his daily life.

3. When one's love is deep enough, Sri Krishna explains to the eager Arjuna, selfish attachment, insecurity, fear and despair will do what?

4. What did Gandhi tell the man who killed him?

5. Gandhi's focus was on letting the wisdom, love, joy and peace he studied make up what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Gandhi respond when he is asked the secret of life?

2. Besides detachment, what is another guiding principle from the Gita?

3. What is meant by detachment?

4. What are things that Gandhi does in the company of others?

5. Who came to see Gandhi? Why did they come to see him?

6. How is a mantra important?

7. How do most people see life?

8. What role did Kasturbai play in Gandhi's personal transformation?

9. When and how did Gandhi's process of learning to eliminate his fear start?

10. On what was Gandhi focused? What do the people who gravitated to Gandhi reveal about him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Gandhi's return home was a struggle.

Part 1) Why was his return home a struggle? How did he handle this?

Part 2) How might Gandhi have handled this struggle later in life? Why?

Part 3) How does this struggle lead Gandhi to be the man as the world knows him?

Part 4) What does this say about the importance of one's struggles?

Essay Topic 2

Gandhi studied law in England.

Part 1) Why did he study law in England? How did he change as a result of this experience?

Part 2) What else did Gandhi study while in England? Why does he study this? What does this reveal about Gandhi?

Part 3) How did this time in England prepare him for his future endeavors?

Essay Topic 3

In South Africa, Gandhi's attitude toward law changed.

Part 1) What was Gandhi doing in South Africa? How was his attitude changed regarding law?

Part 2) How did the discovery about law change other aspects of Gandhi's life? Why?

Part 3) How did his experiences in England prepare him for this change in South Africa? How did this change guide him down a new path?

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