Interviews
Interviews and talks with Satish Kumar
Spiritual Compass
[Video - 3½ mins]
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Satish Kumar inverview on BBC Radio 4 Midweek
Satish joins Libby Purves on BBC Radio 4’s Midweek to discuss how his past as a Jain monk has influenced his approach to ecology today.
A tribute to Mahatma Gandhi
[YouTube video - 7½ mins]
January 30th 2008 was the 60th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination. Here Resurgence editor and ecologist Satish Kumar emphasises the importance of Gandhi’s message of non-violence in the 21st Century.
Other recordings by Satish Kumar
Other MP3 recordings of Satish Kumar including: Satish Kumar on Slow Food, Ecology and Economy, Resurgence magazine and the Schumacher College and Satish Kumar and The Spiritual Compass.
The Point of Return
[YouTube video - 50 mins]
50 minute presentation of Satish Kumar speaking during his Australian tour in May 2007 (www.ethosfoundation.org)
The Spirit of Ecology
[Audio 47 mins]
Here, Satish shares something of his life journey that he says is not so much about its destination, but rather about the evolving spiritual process.
Hear it at Planetary Voices Radio
Slow down, go further
[Audio 1½ mins]
Schumacher Lecture by Satish Kumar.
Recorded live at the Cultivate Sustainable Living Centre, Dublin, Ireland on April 24th 2004 as part of the Convergence Festival.
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A Spiritual Imperative
[Audio extract 3 mins]
The theme of the Bristol Schumacher Lectures was to investigate the meaning of the word spirit in an age in which materialism has drowned out the deeper meaning of life, and in which we have lost touch with nature. In the process of this undermining of the human spirit we have been discouraged from seeking to cultivate it within each of us.
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The Buddha and the Terrorist
[Audio 3½ mins]
“Once upon a time in northern India, there lived a violent and fearsome outcaste called Angulimala (necklace of fingers). He terrorised towns and villages in order to try to gain control of the state, murdering people and adding their fingers to his gruesome necklace.”
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Satish Kumar, Jane Goodall, Jerry Mander and other Resurgence writers
Eco-Talk is a free on-line library of recordings made at recent environmental talks and meetings in the UK. Its aim is to increase access to words of wisdom from some of the world’s most renowned environmental commentators. The service is offered for free and is run and funded by volunteers.
Find and listen at the Eco-Talk website
A Green Manifesto
[Video 9 mins]
Satish Kumar describes how present levels of consumption in the West are simply unsustainable. He examines the material values prevalent in much of Western society and envisages a greener, healthier and more fulfilling lifestyle.
Beyond Deep Ecology
[Video 8 mins]
Satish Kumar explains the difference between ‘shallow ecology’ and ‘deep ecology’ — terms first coined by the Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess. Drawing from his Jain religious background, he describes what he sees as the sacredness of nature. He suggests how the notion of deep ecology could be developed still further to form a ‘reverential ecology’ that challenges the Darwinian notion of survival of the fittest.
