The Story of My Experiments with Truth Part 1, Chapter 20 Summary

Acquaintance with Religions

  • Gandhi finds himself studying religious texts, among them the Gita.
  • He meets a Christian who tells him that the Bible doesn't require meat eating or drinking alcohol. Gandhi reads the Bible at this person's insistence and likes the New Testament, especially the passages about altruism in the Sermon on the Mount.
  • He observes a debate between a clergyman and an atheist, and it increases his dislike of atheism.