Satish Kumar

You are Therefore I am (eBook, ePUB)

A Declaration of Dependence

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Traces the spiritual journey of the author, as he learns to view the world as a network of multiple, diverse relationships.

René Descartes' famous maxim 'I think, therefore, I am' considers the world in terms of dualism, division and separation. Yet the Sanskrit dictum, So Hum, is well known across India but not in the West, and can be translated as 'You are, therefore I am'. A journey of the mind, You are Therefore I am examines the sources of inspiration which formed child monk, peace pilgrim, ecological activist and educator Satish Kumar's understanding of the world as a network of diverse yet interconnected relationships.

Written in four parts, the book begins with Satish's memories of conversations with his mother, his teacher and his Guru, all of whom were deeply religious. The second part recounts his discussions with the Indian sage Vinoba Bhave, J. Krishnamurti, Bertrand Russell, Martin Luther King, and E. F. Schumacher. These five great activists and thinkers encouraged him to engage with social, ecological and political issues. In the third part Satish narrates his travels in India, which have continued to nourish his mind and reconnect him with his roots. The final part brings together Satish' world-view, which is based in relationships and the connections between all things.

You are, Therefore I am is an inspiring and deeply moving look at how we can re-connect with the world and find peace within ourselves by embracing Satish' emergent world-view.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2002
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781907448638
• Artikelnr.: 38365544

Autorenporträt

Satish Kumar is an activist and internationally renowned speaker on ecological issues. He has been a Jain monk, nuclear disarmament advocate and pacifist. Now living in England, Kumar is founder and Director of Programmes of the Schumacher College international center for ecological studies, and Editor Emeritus of Resurgence & Ecologist magazine.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Foreword Part One: Encounters with Meaning Learning From
Nature A Hindu Mind Mother Principle The Joy of Making Going to Laden:
Meeting the Guru A Jain View of Reality Dharma Practice The Five Practices
Self and the World Part Two: Quest for Wholeness Return to the World
(walking with Vinoba Bhave) Soil, Soul, Society Learning from the Sun Truth
is a Pathless Land (conversation with J. Krishnamurti) No Birth, No Death
Rationalism and Non-violence (encounter with Bertrand Russell) Justice
before Order (meeting Martin Luther King) Poverty and Progress (insights
from E. F. Schumacher) Part Three: Travels in India Islam, a Religion of
Peace A Land of Contrasts Temples of Delights A Culture of Crafts To Be a
Pilgrim In the Footsteps of Gandhi Seeds of Renewal (visiting Vandana
Shiva) Part Four: A Relational Philosophy You Are, Therefore I Am: A
Reverential Ecology A Declaration of Dependence Notes Index