Gandhi for Beginners

The following talks with Professor Michael Nagler are an offering to supplement your learning from our other materials, including Gandhi Searches for Truth. For a Daily Thought inspired by Gandhi, visit this page. If you have any questions about any of the materials, please don’t hesitate to contact us.


1. I do dimly perceive…

Transcript – I do dimly perceive…

2. Are we waiting on another Gandhi?

Transcript – Are we waiting on another Gandhi?

3. Who was Gandhi? (on his spirituality)

Transcript – Who was Gandhi? (on his spirituality)

4. on Satyagraha: an in-depth introduction

Transcript – on Satyagraha: an in-depth introduction

5. On Truth

Transcript – On Truth


6. What is Ahimsa?

Transcript – What is Ahimsa?

7. What is an “ashram” and what significance did ashrams bear on Gandhis’s work?

Transcript – What is an “ashram” and what significance did ashrams bear on Gandhi’s work?

8. Power from within: Bramacharya and its meaning

Transcript – Power from within: Bramacharya and its meaning

9. “We must never lose our faith in humanity.”

Transcript – “We must never lose our faith in humanity.”

10. Inner Strength: Cultivating Fearlessness

Transcript – Inner Strength: Cultivating fearlessness


11. Gandhi as a Leader

Transcript – Gandhi as a Leader

12. Comments on Attenborough’s film, Gandhi

Transcript – Comments on Attenborough’s film, Gandhi

13. What was Gandhi really able to accomplish?

Transcript – What was Gandhi really able to accomplish?

14. On Gandhi’s relationship with his family

Transcript – On Gandhi’s relationship with his family

15. What is Karma Yoga?

Transcript – What is Karma Yoga?


16. Gandhi’s Birthday and the international day of Nonviolence

Transcript – Gandhi’s Birthday and the international day of Nonviolence

17. Who Inspired Gandhi?

Transcript – Who Inspired Gandhi?

18. What is Swaraj?

Transcript – What is Swaraj?

19. Hind Swaraj

Transcript – Hind Swaraj

20. What is a Shanti Sena?

Transcript – What is Shanti Sena?


21. Gandhi and the New Paradigm

Transcript – Gandhi and the New Paradigm

23. Gandhi and the Economy

Transcript – Gandhi and the Economy

24. Gandhi and Fasting

Transcript – Gandhi and Fasting