Quote 1: "I am a Muslim, and a Hindu, and a Christian and a Jew; and so are you."
After much rioting and conflict between the Muslims and the Hindus, Gandhi has grown weary and physically weak. In that same scene, he states that he is a Muslim, a Hindu, a Christian, and a Jew. This shows that Gandhi promotes peace between all religions and also shows Hinduism's strongest trait, religious tolerance.
Quote 2: “An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
This concept was most evident in the movie when Gandhi states that justice is not when we seek revenge on others who have done wrong. This quote means that if we insist on getting revenge every time someone offends us, we will become as bad as the people who have been offensive. The concept of Hinduism that goes hand in had with this is the law of karma. This law shows the connection between how one acts and the consequences of those actions. Likewise, if one takes an eye for an eye, the consequence is that the whole world will go blind.
Insight
An insight I gained about Hinduism is that not much public worship is done. Additionally, like the second stage of Hindu, every Hindu is closely tied in with one another like a community. Something new I understood about Hinduism is religious tolerance. Like it was shown in the movie, initially, there was much conflict between Muslims and Hindus but after much pressure by Gandhi, they learned to cooperate and achieve ceasefire. Finally, apart from an emotional impact, one's religion can impact him/her physically. In the movie Gandhi devoted much of his time going to jail and fasting. These things were obstacles to his physical health, resulting in him getting sick. So, religious dedication can be quite a sport when it comes to the extreme such as Gandhi doing what he did to achieve a British-free India.
