Much has been written by and about Satish Kumar - peace pilgrim, co-founder of Schumacher College, and longtime editor of Resurgence magazine.
A monk at the age of nine, and now a world-renowned environmental activist with Honorary Doctorates from five UK universities, Satish Kumar has been working to realise Mahatma Gandhi's vision of a peaceful, sustainable world for much of his life.
This new volume gives readers the chance to listen in on a 30-hour 'longform conversation' with Satish - a conversation where his interviewers draw out his experiences, reflections and insights. They question his political and philosophical thinking, invite him to revisit strongly held positions and, through the conversation, seek to cast new light on the man and his multiple perspectives on the world.
Forewords by Charles Eisenstein and Arun Maira place his life and work in context and the conversation challenges him on many aspects of:
* the purpose of our life
* reverential ecology
* soil, soul and society
* the spiritual path and daily life
* education, sustainability and economic growth
* implementing Gandhian ideals
* selfishness and acceptance
* caste-politics
* centralisation and the economy of tomorrow
* Sarvodaya (living in harmony with all existence)
* health and technology
* capitalism
* aesthetics and beauty
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In this 'longform conversation' with Satish Kumar, his interviewers draw out his experiences, reflections and insights. They question his political and philosophical thinking, ask him to revisit strongly held positions and cast new light on him and his views. Forewords by Charles Eisenstein and Arun Maira place his life and work in context.
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Foreword 1: Reverential Ecology
Foreword 2: Satish Kumar's Experiments with Truth
Cover 1: 'Oh, those people who want to change the world!'
Cover 2: A Long Walk: From being to becoming
Cover 3: Earth is a Community
Chapter 1: Around the Globe, Footloose, Penniless
Chapter 2: Monk at Nine
Chapter 3: Back in the World
Chapter 4: Editor in London ~ The Story of Resurgence
Chapter 5: Who am I?
Chapter 6: Schumacher College
Chapter 7: How We Lost True Confidence
Chapter 8: Centralised Systems Cannot be the Answer for India
Chapter 9: Caste-politics, Justice, Health and Technology
Chapter 10: Sarvodaya
Chapter 11: Money Making Money: The destructive business model
Chapter 12: On Beauty, Speed and iPhones
Afterword: A Road Open to All
Glossary
Acknowledgements
Index
About the Authors
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781913743703
Publisert
2023-03-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Triarchy Press
Vekt
250 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
11 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
204
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