Gandhi’s idea of Hinduism is all about non violence. He did not want to cause a fist and wanted to remain silent in front of god. When the police beat him up, he did not respond or fight back, he just remained put. Also, when the Muslims and Hinus were fighting, he told his people not to fight, and he himself did not too—to solve the problem, he chose to fast instead. In addition, just like others Hindus, he believed in karma, reincarnation, and moksha. He knew that if he did something bad, it would come back to him again. Therefore, while he lived as Gandhi, he tried his best trying to keep everything away from being violent. He also knew he was going to get reincarnated to something else, and so wasn’t afraid when he was about to die from fasting. Last but not least, one thing Gandhi mentioned about Hinduism is—Hinduism is not about converting people. He did not believe that he had to force one to become a Hindu. These are Gandhi’s idea of Hindusim.
In the movie, Gandhi had said, “A man is but the product of his thoughts. What he thinks; he becomes.” This quote is saying one becomes what one thinks of him and therefore follows his thoughts. Throughout this movie, Gandhi showed how he lived out his faith just as he spoke those words in many ways. He has even givern up one of the most important value in his life, his family. He chose to only follow his god, and so he filled his mind with god, and took out his family from his life. Another example is, jus how he said he thinks, he comes, he had only thought about non-violence his whole life. He never fought back or caused violence—he tried so hard to stay in peace. He really became what he had been always thinking of, a non-violent peacemaker. These were the two examples how Gandhi showed how a man who thinks becomes into that man.
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