Finding Inner Peace in a Violent World
- Presenter: Perry Garfinkel
EXAMINE LIFE THROUGH GANDHI'S PRINCIPLES
Mass shootings in America are on the rise, flash mob thefts are proliferating, and we hear more and more about things like "truth decay" and "fake news". These are just a few reasons why we need to change directions both as individuals and as a society.
Join journalist, speaker, and best-selling author, Perry Garfinkel, for a program that offers ways to break the cycles of violence, lying, and overconsumption. You will:
- Learn strategies to help you cope with or eliminate the influences of these worrisome conditions.
- Examine Gandhi’s six principles: truth, nonviolence, simplicity, faith, vegetarianism, and abstinence
- Discover or rediscover your moral compass, or true north.
Return home with practical ways to address each of Gandhi's principles so you can live an ethical and more fulfilled life.
NOTE No prior knowledge about Gandhi is necessary.
Recommended reading Perry Garfinkel, Becoming Gandhi: My Experiment Living the Mahatma's 6 Moral Truths in Immoral Times
Included in Your Stay
| Daily Yoga Classes | 3 All-Natural Meals | Access to the Kripalu Grounds |
Program at a Glance
Presenter(s)
Perry Garfinkel is a journalist, speaker, writing teacher, drummer, and the author of the 2006 national best-seller Buddha or Bust: In Search of Truth, Meaning, Happiness and the Man Who Found Them All.
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- October 17–20, 2024
- Thursday-Sunday: 3 nights