THE NATURE AND MEANS OF REALIZING TRUTH – THE GANDHIAN PERSPECTIVE
THE NATURE AND MEANS OF REALIZING TRUTH – THE GANDHIAN PERSPECTIVE

Summary/Abstract: The article in three parts is an attempt at an exposition of the nature and means of realizing truth from the Gandhian perspective. Part one deals with the Gandhian conception of Truth as God, the Eternal Principle that includes the principles of conduct like brahmacarya, celibacy, and truth in thought, word and deed. Part two comprises the exposition of brahmacarya, anāsaktiyoga and satyāgraha adopted by Gandhi as the important means of realizing the Truth. And in part three it is pointed out that in spite of his relentless search after the Truth, what Gandhi could have were only its fleeting glimpses. In conclusion, it is held that Gandhi could not have the full glimpse of the Truth probably because the means he followed were not only inadequate and preliminary, but also misplaced.

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