Gandhi the Man: How One Man Changed Himself to Change the World

ISBN-13: 9781586380557 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 213 str.

Eknath Easwaran

Opis

Gandhi inspired people of all races, backgrounds, and religions to turn anger into compassion and hatred into love. How had Gandhi done this? How had he transformed himself from an ineffectiveyoung lawyer into the Mahatma, the "great soul" who led 400 million Indians in their struggle for independence from the British Empire? To find out, Easwaran went to Gandhi's ashram and watched the Mahatma absorbed in meditation on the Bhagavad Gita, the wellspring of his spiritual strength. Easwaran gives a moving account of the turning points and choices in Gandhi's life that made him not just a great political leader but also a timeless icon of nonviolence. Quotations highlight Gandhi's teachings in his own words, and 70 digitally restored photographs from the GandhiServe archive, sidebar notes and a chronology provide historical context.

This book conveys the spirit and soul of Gandhi - the only way he can be truly understood.