UGandhi: ucaphuna uNkulunkulu nenkolo
UMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), "uBaba wesizwe" waseNdiya, wahola inhlangano yezwe yenkululeko yokuzibusa embusweni waseBrithani. Waziwa ngamagama akhe adumile obuhlakani ngoNkulunkulu, impilo nenkolo.
Inkolo: umbuzo wenhliziyo
“Inkolo yeqiniso akuyona imfundiso eqinile. Akuwona umcimbi wangaphandle. Kukholwa kuNkulunkulu nokuphila ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu. Kusho ukukholwa empilweni yangakusasa, eqinisweni naku-Ahimsa ... Inkolo yindaba yenhliziyo. Akukho ukuphazamiseka ngokomzimba okungavumela ukulahla inkolo yomuntu. "
Ukukholelwa kubuHindu (Sanatana Dharma)
“Ngizibiza ngeSanatani yamaHindu, ngoba ngikholelwa kumaVedas, e-Upanishads, kumaPuranas nakuzo zonke izinto ezihamba ngaphansi kwegama lemibhalo yamaHindu, futhi ngenxa yalokho kuma-avatars nokuphinda azalwe; Ngikholelwa ngomqondo othile ku-varnashrama dharma, umbono wami uyi-Vedic ngokuphelele, kepha hhayi encazelweni yawo ethandwayo njengamanje esabalele; Ngikholelwa ekuvikelweni kwezinkomo ... angikholelwa ku-murti puja. "(I-Young India: Juni 10, 1921)
Izimfundiso zeGita
"UbuHindu, njengoba ngazi, buwenelisa ngokuphelele umphefumulo wami, bugcwalisa isiqu sami ... bese ngithola ivesi lokuziduduza, bese ngiqala ukumamatheka phakathi kobuhlungu obukhulu. Impilo yami ibigcwele izinhlekelele futhi uma zingangishiyelanga umphumela obonakalayo futhi ongenakucimeka, ngikweleta izimfundiso zeBhagavad Gita ”. (Intsha yaseNdiya: Juni 8, 1925)
Ukubheka uNkulunkulu
“Ngikhonza uNkulunkulu kuphela njengeQiniso. Angikayitholi okwamanje, kodwa ngiyayifuna. Ngikulungele ukudela izinto engizithanda kakhulu ukwenza lo msebenzi wokucinga. Noma umnikelo wazithathela impilo yami, ngiyethemba ukuthi ngingakulungela ukukunikela.
Ikusasa lezinkolo
Ayikho inkolo emincane futhi engakwazi ukugcwalisa ubufakazi bezizathu ezosinda ekwakhiweni kabusha komphakathi okuso lapho amanani azoguqulwa bese umlingiswa, hhayi ubutyebi, isihloko noma ukuzalwa, kuzoba wubufakazi bokufaneleka.
Ukukholwa kuNkulunkulu
“Wonke umuntu unokholo kuNkulunkulu yize wonke umuntu engazi. Ngoba wonke umuntu uyazethemba yena futhi okwandisiwe ngezinga le-nth nguNkulunkulu.Isamba esiphelele sakho konke okuphilayo nguNkulunkulu.Mhlawumbe asiyena uNkulunkulu, kodwa singabakaNkulunkulu, noma ngabe ithonsi elincane lamanzi kolwandle ".
UNkulunkulu ungamandla
"Ngingubani? Anginawo amandla ngaphandle kwalokhu uNkulunkulu anginika khona. Anginalo igunya phezu kwabantu engikholwa nabo ngaphandle kokuziphatha okumsulwa. Uma engithatha njengethuluzi elihlanzekile lokusabalalisa ubudlova ngaphandle kodlame olwesabekayo manje olawula umhlaba, uzonginika amandla futhi angikhombise indlela. Isikhali sami esikhulu ngumthandazo oshiwo buthule. Imbangela yokuthula isezandleni ezinhle zikaNkulunkulu. "
UKristu: uthisha omkhulu
“Ngithatha uJesu njengomfundisi omkhulu wesintu, kodwa angimthathi njengendodana kaNkulunkulu ezelwe yodwa. Leyo epithet encazelweni yayo yezinto ayamukeleki neze. Ngokomfanekiso thina sonke singabantwana bakaNkulunkulu, kepha kulowo nalowo kithi kungaba nezingane eziningana zikaNkulunkulu ngomqondo okhethekile. Ngakho-ke kimi uChaitanya angaba yindodana kaNkulunkulu ezelwe yodwa… uNkulunkulu akakwazi ukuba ngubaba okhethekile futhi angikwazi ukukhomba ubunkulunkulu obukhethekile kuJesu “. (UHarijan: Juni 3, 1937)
Ngiyacela, akukho ukuguqulwa
“Ngikholwa ukuthi ayikho into efana nokuguquka kusuke kwesinye inkolo kuye kwesinye ngomqondo owamukelekayo wegama. Kuyindaba yomuntu siqu kakhulu kuNkulunkulu nakuNkulunkulu wakhe. Ngingahle ngingenalo icebo ngomakhelwane wami ngokukholwa kwakhe, okumele ngikuhloniphe noma ngabe ngihlonipha okwami. Njengoba sengifunde ngenhlonipho imibhalo yezwe, angibange ngisacabanga ngokucela umKristu noma umSulumane, noma uParsi noma umJuda ukuthi aguqule inkolo yakhe kunalokho ebengizocabanga ukuthi nami ngingashintsha okwami. " (IHarijan: 9 Septhemba 1935)
Zonke izinkolo ziyiqiniso
“Ngafinyelela esiphethweni kudala… ukuthi zonke izinkolo zaziyiqiniso nokuthi zonke zazinamaphutha kuzo, futhi ngenkathi ngizigcina ngedwa, kufanele ngithathe abanye abantu engibathandayo njengamaHindu. Ngakho-ke singathandaza kuphela, uma singamaHindu, hhayi ukuthi umKristu abe ngumHindu… Kepha umthandazo wethu osondelene kakhulu kufanele ube ngumHindu kumele abe ngumHindu ongcono, umSulumane abe ngumSulumane ongcono, umKristu abe ngumKristu ongcono ”. (Intsha yaseNdiya: Januwari 19, 1928)