Gandhi's Spiritual Development

As he explains in the introduction to his autobiography, Gandhi's "experiments with truth" are comprised of "experiments with non-violence, celibacy, and other principles of conduct believed to be distinct from truth," (Gandhi, xi). For Gandhi, essentially all of his life events are described as "experiments with truth." He explains: "I simply want to tell the story of my experiments with truth, and as my life consists of nothing but those experiments, it is true that the story will take the shape of an autobiography," (Gandhi, ix).

We see examples of Gandhi's devotion to the truth from the commencement of his story. As a child in school, Gandhi tells a story of how his teacher would expect the students to copy work from one another, but that he would not, and thus he would get answers incorrect in class (3-4). Later in his life of course, he realizes that this was a fault of his teacher's, and not of his own. He also tells stories of friendships that he formed, and considerations of other religions that may be considered experiments with truth.

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cordingly suggested and effected in their lives abstention not only from flesh-meat but from eggs and milk. Scientifically some had concluded that man's physical structure showed that he was not meant to be a cooking but a frugivorous animal, that he could take only his mother's milk and, as soon as he had teeth, should begin to take solid foods. Medically they had suggested the rejection of all spices and condiments. According to the practical and economic argument they had demonstrated that a vegetarian diet was the least expensive. All these considerations had their effect on me, and I came across vegetarians of all these types in vegetarian restaurants. There was a Vegetarian Society in England with a weekly journal of its own." (Gandhi, 41). He finds essentially that it is irresponsible, not only to the animals, but to fellow men to eat meat for the sheer enjoyment of it, and that one can certainly sustain one's own life without doing so. Thus, he begins experimenting with his own dietetics. 8.  What attitude does Gandhi have regarding human sexualtiy?  What is Gandhi's relationship with his wife, Kasturbai? Throughout the chapters on "child marriage" and "playing the husband," Gandhi explains his "lust for Kasturbai,
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