Satish Kumar ~ Radical Love

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Satish Kumar discusses his new book, Radical Love: From Separation to Connection with the Earth, Each Other, and Ourselves.

To see peace in our lifetimes, we have to practice love. This is the radical message of this inspirational book which helps us find ways to love ourselves, others, and all beings on planet Earth—even those we may find unlovable.

Satish Kumar is well known for his epic walk for world peace in his youth in the 1960s from India to the nuclear capitals of Moscow, Paris, London, and Washington, DC. Wherever he travelled, he found that human beings were capable of a love that could overcome hatred and division. Settling down in the UK, he married his wife, June Mitchell, and founded Eco-University Schumacher College in Devon, eventually becoming a leading figure in the UK green movement.

"Satish Kumar embodies the elegance of simplicity in his life and his teachings."
—Deepak Chopra

"A remarkable and ground-breaking educator...Satish Kumar has been an inspiration to me for over forty years. I rejoice that his spiritual power and clarity are now immortalized in the pages of a book, aptly called Radical Love."
—Joanna Macy

"Satish Kumar is the sage of the deep ecology movement."
—Fritzjof Capra

"Satish Kumar is one of our more remarkable fellow humans. His insights will make you think and rethink how you're living and how you might change. Powerful."
—Bill McKibben

"In a time of lavish consumerism, loneliness, and alienation, Kumar's message is an uplifting gift that is a welcome antidote."
—David Suzuki

"Satish Kumar ought to sit on a council of elders, guiding us through real wisdom to the utopia that his path has show us is possible."
—Russell Brand

Satish Kumar, peace-pilgrim, life-long activist, and former monk, has been inspiring global change for over 50 years. Aged 9, Satish renounced the world and became a wandering Jain monk. Then in his 20s, he undertook a pilgrimage for peace, walking for two years without money from India to America for the cause of nuclear disarmament. Now in his 80s, Satish has devoted his life to campaigning for ecological regeneration, social justice, and spiritual fulfillment. In 2022 he received the Goi Peace Award.

A world renowned author and international speaker, Satish founded The Resurgence Trust, an educational charity that seeks to inform and inspire a just future for all. He was the Editor of the charity’s change-making magazine, Resurgence & Ecologist, for over 40 years, making him the UK's longest-serving editor of the same magazine. He continues to serve this publication as Editor Emeritus and by writing for each and every trailblazing issue.

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