Describe Mahatma Gandhi’s understanding of Ethics?
Answers
Answer:
Gandhi believed that as human beings, men can never reach the perfection of divine virtues. Still, they should strive with all their strength to follow the virtues of truth, love, nonviolence, tolerance, fearlessness, charity and service to mankind. ... He urged Satyagrahis to adopt to these Virtues
The ideals and ideas of Mahatma Gandhi emanated partly from four major sources as follows:
His inner religious convictions including ethical principles embedded in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Christianity
From the exigencies of his struggle against apartheid in South Africa and the mass political movements during India’s freedom struggle.
Influence of Tolstoy, Carlyle, and Thoreau etc.
In fact, ethics provides underpinning to Gandhian Thought and is so deep rooted in it that it is almost impossible to segregate the two. The key aspects of Gandhian Ethics are discussed here:
Although Gandhi was font of Lord Rama, yet his concept of Rama and Krishna was not that of historical / epic age Gods Rama & Krishna. He said: “My Krishna is not the historical Krishna. I believe in the Krishna of my imagination as a perfect incarnation, spotless in every sense of the word, the inspirer of the Gita, and the inspirer of the lives of millions of human beings.” Further, he believed in oneness of God. He said: “one God is the cornerstone of all religions. But I do not foresee a time when there would be only one religion on earth in practice. In theory, since there is one God, there can be only one religion.” His view on Hinduism is also clear, as he said: Hinduism tells everyone to worship God according to his own Faith or Dharma and so it lives at peace with all the religions. He considered Buddha and Jesus Christ as great moral teachers of humanity. About Bible he said: ‘Make this world the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness and everything will be added unto you’. On Islam he said: “Islam’s distinctive contribution to India’s National Culture is its unadulterated belief in the Oneness of God and a practical application of the truth of the Brotherhood of Man for those who are nominally within its fold.”
As per Gandhi, religion is not sectarianism. It is a belief in moral government of the universe. Religion harmonises the religions and gives them reality.
Regarding Bhagwadgita, Gandhi said that it has been his light and hope. He said that: “…when doubts haunt me, when disappointments stare me and when I see no one ray of light on the horizon, I turn to the Bhagawad Gita and find a verse to comfort me and immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow.”
Ethical Conduct
Gandhi believed that as human beings, men can never reach the perfection of divine virtues. Still, they should strive with all their strength to follow the virtues of truth, love, nonviolence, tolerance, fearlessness, charity and service to mankind. Men have to uphold the right, regardless of the personal consequences they may face. He urged Satyagrahis to adopt to these Virtues.
hope it helps you
mark as BRAINLIEST
@phenom