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  • quote: trust

    Byheartwideopen April 6, 2017

    Trust and action are two sides of the same coin. Trust is not just an idea, it’s a way of life. Like peace is a way of life. So being an activist, a spiritual activist, is to manifest trust, to bring trust into your everyday life. — Satish Kumar

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  • podcast: how to follow your calling

    Byheartwideopen March 27, 2017March 27, 2017

    Understanding the difference between a calling and ego ambition Satish Kumar says, “A calling is something which you feel in your deepest soul … not from the brain, not from thinking, not from ideas … you just feel it in your deep heart.” “In order to practice spirituality, you don’t have to forsake the world,…

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  • quote: optimism

    Byheartwideopen November 10, 2016

    You can’t be an activist and a pessimist, as a pessimist gives up. A true spiritual activist is an optimist. The world is sustained and saved by love. There is no other way to save the world. — Satish Kumar

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  • book: soil soul society

    Byheartwideopen August 11, 2016

    “The trinity of Soil, Soul, Society is a distillation of much learning and living. Born and brought up in India for the first half of my life and then living in the West for the second half, I have gained much from both worlds, for which I am grateful. While reading Talks on the Gita…

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  • video: satish kumar, soil, soul, society

    Byheartwideopen May 24, 2016June 10, 2016

    SATISH KUMAR, former monk, long-time peace and environment activist, and editor of RESURGENCE MAGAZINE, speaking about themes from his book Soil, Soul, Society.

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