This book traces the spiritual journey of Satish Kumar--child monk,
peace pilgrim, ecological activist, and educator. In it he traces
the sources of inspiration that formed his understanding of the
world as a network of multiple and diverse relationships. You Are,
Therefore, I Am is in four parts. The first describes the author'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 inspired 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 fourth part brings
together his worldview, which is based in relationships and the
connections between all things, rather than the philosophy of
dualism, division, and separation that are found in Rene Descartes'
famous maxim "I think, therefore, I am." Satish Kumar holds an
emergent worldview encapsulated in a fundamental Sanskrit dictum,
So Hum, well known in India but not in the West, which can be
translated as "You are, therefore, I am." This mantra underpins all
the experiences brought together in this book.
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