Becoming Ghandi

 This narrative follows New York Times contributor, Perry Garfinkel’s journey follow Mahatma Gandhi’s code of ethics in modern times―and to discover what it actually takes to “Be the change you want to see in the world.”

In Becoming Gandhi, veteran journalist and author Perry Garfinkel sets out on a three-year quest to examine how Gandhi’s ideals have held up in a world beset by troubling trends. 

“I have always believed that the best way to preserve the legacy of the great statesmen of the past is to try to abide by the values they upheld and to apply them in our contemporary situation. I am glad to see that writer Perry Garfinkel has done precisely that with Mahatma Gandhi and shares his experiences in this book. The author provides readers with an opportunity to discover the many ways in which Gandhi-ji contributed to making the world a better place and what each of us may learn from his example.” – His Holiness the Dalai Lama, from his Foreword to Becoming Gandhi

“Perry Garfinkel’s engaging and delightfully funny Becoming Gandhi shows us how the Mahatma’s message can matter in our lives. Brilliant. Highly recommended.”

—Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence and most recently Why We Meditate, with Tsoknyi Rinpoche 

“It is beautiful to be inspired by Gandhi. It is even more amazing to learn to embody his love and freedom, honesty and blessings in our own lives. Perry shows us how this is possible.”

—Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart and cofounder of the Insight Meditation Society 

Berkeley journalist and author Perry Garfinkel has contributed  to many sections of The New York Times for more than 35 years. He’s the author of national bestseller “Buddha or Bust: In Search of Truth, Meaning, Happiness and the Man Who Found Them All (Crown/Harmony, 2006). Publishers Weekly named his “Becoming Gandhi: My Experiment Living the Mahatma’s 6 Moral Truths in Immoral Times (Sounds True, 2024) among the top ten books to watch for in the spirituality category for 2024.