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Gandhi the Man

How One Man Changed Himself to Change the World

by Eknath Easwaran

|Nilgiri Press©2011·216 pages

Eknath Easwaran is one of my absolute favorite teachers. In this beautiful and brilliant biography we get his insights into the transformation of Gandhi the man into the Mahatma or "great soul." As per the sub-title of the book, we learn “How one man changed himself to change the world.” Big Ideas we explore include why/how it all starts with being the change, the power of satyagraha (= soul-force!), making history (by ignoring historians), Gandhi and sugar (and fuel for his soul engine), the call to action (to be moral warriors), and "my life is my message" (what's yours?).


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Eknath Easwaran
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Eknath Easwaran

Easwaran taught passage meditation and his eight-point program to audiences around the world.