Communism and Gita: A Philosophico-Ethical Study

Marxims arose as an ethical philosophy of Humanism the sole concern of which was to make a man to live on this earth as ‘Man’. The rule of the forces of aggrandisement is always prevalent in the universe and operating in the actual life causing lust for amassing more wealth (Capitalism) and more Power (State). In this tussle man exists as ‘Unman’. By taking inspiration from Hegal and Feduerbach, Marx laboured to find out a solution of the dehumanising state of man and he conceived that man should be freed from the necessity of ‘economic determinism’ and he should ‘jump to the realm of real freedom’ beyond economic or historical determinism. This would be the state of communism. This book purports to bring out the ethical and humanistic aspect of communism which has hitherto been thrown into the background under the political overtones. Which of the two philosophies can be the foundation of a new social order? At the face of it “Scientific Materialism”, and the doctrine of “Self-Devotion” seems to be opposed to each other. Gita has been interpreted as a treatise of Anashakti Karma Yoga or Nishkarma Karma Yoga and a comparison has been worked out to show that the communist Man of Marxian concept would be exactly the same as the ‘Anashakti Purusha’, a real yogi of the conception of Gita. This is a very interesting book because the interpretations are revealing and original, and remove several misconceptions woven round Marxism and Gita. It is imperative that this book will interest everyone— Politician, Philosopher, Scientist, Students, and others.