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>For your information, almost all of what Gandhi preached was inspired from the Bible.
Brother, have you read Gandhi's writings on the Bhagavad Gita? He wrote one of the greatest modern commentaries, and perhaps in Indian history, on the Gita, in which he explains how his belief in the principles of ahimsa (non-violence and love) and satyagraha (peaceful civil resistance) are rooted in Krishna's teachings.
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>Today the Gita is not only my bible or my Koran; it is more than that--it is my mother. I lost my earthly mother who gave me birth long ago; but this eternal mother has completely filled her place by my side ever since. She has never changed, she has never failed me. When I am in difficulty or distress, I seek refuge in her bosom.
>When doubt haunts me, when disappointments stare me in the face, and when I see not one ray of light on the horizon, I turn to the Bhagavad Gita, and find a verse to comfort me; and I immediately begin to smile in the midst of overwhelming sorrow. My life has been full of external tragedies, and if they have not left any visible and indelible effect on me, I owe it to the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita.
It wasn't until I read Gandhi's book on the Gita that I understood the foundational principles of Hindu philosophy, beyond all the ostentations, the rituals, and the meaningless divisions of caste. That sort of empty dogma does nothing but obscure the very simple, but still profound, message that Krishna delivers in the Gita. He tells us that every living being springs out of Brahman, that eternal, infinite, and transcendent spirit. And that we have to love each other and Him, and strive in the service of others, to recognize that oneness. This is the path of bhakti yoga that Gandhi practiced all his life.