Project Gutenberg 2004-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 971 Tolstoy, Leo, graf 1828 1910 Толстой, Лев Николаевич Tolstoi, Leo Tolstoy, Lev N. Tolstoï, Léon Tolstoy, Graf Leo Tolstoj, Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoj, Lev Nikolaevic A Letter to a Hindu Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Letter_to_a_Hindu Produced by Chetan Jain, and David Widger "A Letter to a Hindu" by Leo Tolstoy is a philosophical letter written in the early 20th century. This insightful piece reflects on the nature of oppression and the appropriate responses to it, stemming from Tolstoy’s profound moral and spiritual convictions. The book is essentially a treatise on nonviolence and love, presenting these concepts as essential for overcoming tyranny, particularly within the context of colonial India. In this letter, Tolstoy addresses the plight of the Indian people under British rule, suggesting that true liberation will only come through the recognition of a universal law of love rather than through violent resistance. He critically examines the idea that external forces, such as the British, are to blame for the subjugation of the Indian masses; instead, he posits that the submission of the majority to a minority is rooted in self-inflicted inertia stemming from a lack of spiritual consciousness. Tolstoy’s arguments emphasize that nonresistance to evil, backed by profound love for humanity, can liberate individuals from their oppressors. Through this lens, he encourages Indians to abandon violent means of resistance, advocating for a transformation in moral and spiritual consciousness as the path to true freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 46.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Evil, Non-resistance to Government, Resistance to National characteristics, East Indian HM Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality Category: Politics 66786 2025-08-03T10:34:18.126243 text/html 62655 2012-11-26T13:45:10 text/html 87720 2025-08-03T10:34:22.006195 application/epub+zip 86314 2025-08-03T10:34:19.764218 application/epub+zip 86314 2025-08-03T10:34:18.740227 application/epub+zip 172180 2025-08-03T10:34:23.718215 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160922 2025-08-03T10:34:21.355239 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136838 2022-09-04T04:54:52.659073 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 54677 2025-08-03T10:34:17.863212 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54580 2009-04-06T15:42:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20007 2025-08-03T10:34:23.845257 application/rdf+xml 11695 2025-08-03T10:34:19.234254 image/jpeg 3225 2025-08-03T10:34:18.985219 image/jpeg 21820 2012-11-26T13:45:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 20532 2009-04-06T15:43:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 84543 2025-08-03T10:34:18.135234 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia