Gandhi the Man: How One Man Changed Himself to Change the World [Paperback]

This is the story of Gandhis spiritual evolution  the turning points and choices that made him not just a great political leader but also a timeless icon of nonviolence.

Eknath Easwaran grew up in India and witnessed how Gandhi inspired people of all races, backgrounds, and religions to turn anger into compassion and hatred into love.

How had Gandhi transformed himself from an ineffective young lawyer into the Mahatma, the great soul who led 400 million ordinary men and women in their nonviolent struggle for independence? To find out, Easwaran visited Gandhis ashram and watched the Mahatma absorbed in meditation on the Bhagavad Gita  the wellspring of Gandhis spiritual strength.

Easwaran, a leading authority on the Bhagavad Gita and on spiritual living, explains the principles underlying Gandhis nonviolence. He highlights how we can all use Gandhis teachings to make our families, workplaces, and communities more peaceful in the world today.

More than 70 photographs illustrate his life, and a detailed chronology provides historical context.

You and I can touch Gandhi's person and heart through this compelling creation.  Rajmohan Gandhi, Research Professor, University of Illinois, and author ofGandhi: The Man, His People, and the EmpireEknath Easwaran(1910 – 1999) was born in South India and grew up in the historic years when Gandhi was leading India nonviolently to freedom from the British Empire. As a young man, Easwaran met Gandhi, and the experience left a lasting impression.

Following graduate studies, Easwaran joined the teaching profession and later became head of the department of English at the University of Nagpur.

In 1959 he came to the US with the Fulbright exchange program and in 1961 he founded the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation, which carries on his work with publications and retreats.

Easwaran’s Indian classics,The Bhagavad Gita, The Upanishads,alƒ5