VINOBA'S THOUGHTS

VINOBA'S THOUGHTS

The following thoughts expressed by Vinoba Bhave are from the book "Selections from Vinoba" (abbreviated in the text as S.V.), written by Vishwanath Tandon. The book has been published by Sarva Seva Sanghprakashan, Rajghat, Varanasi - 221001, India in 1981.

NON-VIOLENCE - PEACE Meaning Of Peace | Peace And Armaments | Army And Cowardice | Military Power And Strength | India And Disarmament | The Nature of Modern Wars | Attitude towards War | How to Solve International Disputes | Essential Conditions for Internal Peace | The Need of a Shanti Sena (Peace Army) | The Birth of Shanti Sena | The Functions of Shanti Sena | Qualifications of a Shanti Sainik | The Pledge of a Shanti Sainik | Women and Shanti Sena | Shanti Sena and War | Essentials for a Shanti Sainik (Peace Brigade)

THE AGE The Dilemma Before the World | Man Controlled by Armaments | The Call of the Age

CONCEPT OF MODERN SOCIETY Constructive Programme | Bhoodan (Land-Gift) Movement | Sampattidan (Wealth-Gift) | Gramdan (Village-Gift) | The Dual Objective of Gramdan | Sarvodaya-Patra | The Tripple Programme

EDUCATION Defects of the Present Education System | The Task before Education | Tests of Education | Government and Education | Acharyakul (Intellectuals' Organisation) | Superiority of Acharyas' Discipline over Government

PLANNING The Fundamental Principles of Planning | Decentralisation of Planning | Small Schemes

RELIGIONS Christ | Christian Teaching and Hindu Philosophy | An Appeal to Indian Christians and Others | The Meaning of the Islamic Kalma | Islam, Emphasis on Charity | Islam and Christianity, Their Characteristic Features | Gautam Buddha, A Hindu Reformer | The Message of Lord Buddha | A Difference between Buddha and Mahavira | Hinduism, No Narrowness | Vinoba's Hinduism Not Exclusive

COW PROTECTION Ban on Cow-slaughter

SCIENCE The Scientific Attitude and Life