Public Lecture

Ahimsa: A Way of Life

Date: February 21, 2021
Time: 10:00am to 11:30am
Location: Zoom

Ahimsa or nonviolence is not just a philosophical concept. It is a way of life, a life that is rooted in respect for all beings, including respect for nature and the environment. It is a life informed by love, empathy, trust and elegant simplicity. In this context, Kumar will also discuss the basic lessons and insights he gained, while he was a young monk, from his teacher, Acharya Mahapragya (1920-2010).

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Satish Kumar

SATISH KUMAR is an author, a thought leader, Editor emeritus of Resurgence magazine, and Co-Founder of Schumacher College, UK where he also served as Program Director (1991-2010).

He became a Jain monk at age 9. At 18 he left his monkhood to join the Gandhian movement for peace. In his early 20s he embarked on an 8000-mile peace pilgrimage without any money, walking from India to America via Moscow, London, and Paris to deliver the message of peace to these nuclear powers.

Satish Kumar is a recipient of numerous awards and honors. He has received several honorary doctorates including from the University of Plymouth (in Education), University of Lancaster (in Literature); the University of Exeter (in Law); the University of Wales (in Science).

He is the author of many books, including an autobiography, Path Without Destination, Buddha and the Terrorist, Earth Pilgrim, and Elegant Simplicity.

He is a distinguished member of the Cal Poly Pomona Ahimsa Center Advisory Board.