When he was only nine years old, Satish Kumar renounced the world and joined the wandering bortherhood of Jain monks. Dissuaded from this path by an inner voice at the age of eighteen, he became a compaigner for land reform, working to turn Gandhi's vision of a renewed India into reality. Fired by the example of Bertrand Russell, he undertook an 8,000-mile peace pilgrimage, walking from India to America without any money, through mountains, deserts, storms and snow. It was an adventure during which he was thrown into jail in France, faced a loaded gun in America - and delivered packets of 'peace tea' to the leaders of the four nuclear powers. In 1973 he settled in England, taking on the editorship of Resurgence magazine, and becoming the guiding light behind a number of ecological spiritual and educational ventures. Following Indian tradition, in his fiftieth year he undertook another pilgrimage: again without any money, he walked to the holy places of Britain - Glastonbury Lindisfarne and Iona. Written with a penetrating simplicity, No Destination is an exhilarating account of an extraordinary life.
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Satish Kumar is an internationally renowned speaker on ecological and spiritual issues. He lives in England, and is Editor of Resurgence magazine, Director of Programmes at Schumacher College and founder of the UK?Schumacher Society.
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The life story of a gentle man who specializes in trust,
By Patricia Ritsema van Eck (Netherlands) - See all my reviews
This review is from: No Destination: An Autobiography (Paperback)
Satish Kumar is one of my favourite scholars on ecological matters. He's the founder of Schumacher College in Devon, U.K. where you can participate in a wide variety of ecological courses. He's also editor of Resurgence, a magazine covering the latest developments in quantum sciences, ecological highlights and other heart matters. His book covers the amazing story of his life, including his peace walk from New Delhi (India) to Washington D.C. Instructed by his spiritual master to trust God for providing all he needed, he walked for over two years without a penny in his pocket. A must-read for everyone who is in search of some more trust in life.
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I am a fan of all literary forms - excpet for one: the autobigraphy. A majority of the time they are dull and filled with nothing but the ego of the person hungrily typing out the words. When I first came across the name Satish Kumar I didn't know what to expect. A friend recommended him and I have been grateful.
No Destination is by far and bar none the best autobigraphical account of a life. There is no ego here. It simply is. Filled with a journey this book showed me that life is everywhere but we're too busy in our jobs, bills, television, etc to experience it. I have a high temper and can get frustrated very easily. I tell you this because, after reading No Destination, I wanted to be a better person. Not because the book is 'preachy' because it isn't. But it has that feel of longing as if you've found a lost friend. Since reading this I've picked up his others as well. If you like No Destination you would also enjoy The Buddha and the Terrorist.
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No Destination: An Autobiography by Satish Kumar,
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My book arrived in perfect condition and in fairly good time I am never concerned to much about deliverly dates etc. as I feel the USofA is a long way from Oz-land So all in all I am a satisfied customer
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