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In a confessional reflection on writing his new book, <\/span>Becoming Gandhi<\/span><\/i>, acclaimed journalist and bestselling author Perry Garfinkel says, \u201cIt was so difficult I almost gave up twice. I thought, \u2018I can\u2019t write this book. It\u2019s too big a subject. Who am I to try to become Gandhi?\u2019\u201d Garfinkel persevered, and in this podcast Tami Simon speaks with him about what he discovered along the journey\u2014and how practicing (not perfecting) six universal principles of the Mahatma can transform each one of us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tune in to this highly aspirational yet very down-to-earth conversation on the poignance of the human condition and the elixir of laughter; the Tao of Gandhi; satyagraha, an insistence on and holding firm to the truth; considering \u201chow to Gandhi\u201d a situation you\u2019re faced with; the notion of \u201cgood enough\u201d; nonviolence in thought, word, and deed; the connection between words and feelings, and the step-by-step process of personal transformation; simplicity; faith as the driver of our moral compass; celibacy and making love; Gandhi\u2019s life as his message\u2014and making peace with his imperfections; and more.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":20558,"template":"","meta":{"_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[386],"tags":[170],"contributor":[1088],"class_list":["post-20557","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spirituality","tag-insights-at-the-edge","contributor-perry-garfinkel"],"yoast_head":"\nPerry Garfinkel Experimenting With Becoming Gandhi | Insights at the Edge<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Listen to this Insights at the Edge podcast exploring perry garfinkel experimenting with becoming gandhi. 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