Satish Kumar
Satish Kumar
Satish Kumar is an Indian activist and editor. He has been a Jain monk, nuclear disarmament advocate, pacifist, and is the current editor of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine. Now living in England, Kumar is founder and Director of Programmes of the Schumacher College international centre for ecological studies, and of The Small School. His most notable accomplishment is a peace walk with a companion to the capitals of four of the nuclear-armed countries – Washington, London, Paris and Moscow, a...
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth9 August 1936
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running achievement needs
It is only an illusion that time is running out. This is where the problem of fear arises. We become anxious that "I don't have enough time and I have to do everything quickly." We need to turn our attention away from results, achievements and outcomes.
running believe pursuit-of-happiness
"Pursuit of happiness" implies that we're running after happiness and happiness is running away from us. It also implies that happiness is somewhere out there, in material goods, which we have to pursue, whereas I believe that it is an illusion happiness is not out there, it is within us.
moving wind people
People are are moving away from the fossil fuel-based economy, to a more renewable economy. That is what is called the 'transition town' movement. There are three hundred towns in Britain that are making this transition. Taking energy from solar power, from wind power, from water power.
soil stories continuum
We are dependent on each other. Therefore, replenishing the soil, replenishing society and being part of one continuum - that's the new story.
needs moments here-and-now
We need to learn to live in the here and now; this moment is the best moment. Live it fully.
philosophy world today
All the big problems of the world today are routed in the philosophy of separateness and dualism.
spiritual environmental facts
In fact, the environmental crisis is related to the crisis of aesthetics, crisis of social cohesion and the crisis of spiritual values.
spiritual yoga practice
Through yoga, meditation and other spiritual practices, we can learn the ways of personal equanimity. We can also learn how to use language in beneficial ways.
needs sufficiency
We need to develop a sense of sufficiency to be happy.
roots greed political
Each of us needs to eliminate our anger, fear and greed. The roots of social conflicts and political tensions are in personal anger, fear and greed.
perfect quality painting
Quality and perfection are achieved with time. You do not create a perfect painting or a perfect poem by hurrying. Time is always coming.
army weapons nuclear
If we had adhered to the concept of connectedness, then we would not have created nuclear weapons, huge armies and global warming.
numbers people wake-up
Large numbers of young people are waking up. And they are saying, "We are not here just to work for multinational corporations and make money for them. We are here to live. We have to find the meaning of life."
together measurement stories
The old story is a story of measurement. And the New Story is to bring measurement and meaning together. You cannot measure meaning.