Soil, Soul and Society: Satish Kumar

As the trinity of egalité, liberté and fraternité, we need a new trinity for the age of ecology, which has wholeness, integrity and cohesion. I propose the trinity of soil, soul and society.

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Soil, Soul and Society 

Satish Kumar

The future well being of humanity and the earth is dependent on a new worldview in which the care of the planet, nourishment of the soul and the nurturing of the human community are integrated and seen as a continuum. As the trinity of Egalité, liberté and fraternité, we need a new trinity for the age of ecology, which has wholeness, integrity and cohesion. I propose the trinity of soil, soul and society. Our reverence for the earth, our care of the soul and a just order in society represent a vision of sustainability, spirituality and justice.

Satish Kumar is an Indian, currently living in England, who has been a Jain monk and a nuclear disarmament advocate, and has been the editor of Resurgence for the over 30 years. He is also the founder of Schumacher College, an international centre for ecological studies, and of The Small School. His most notable accomplishment is a "peace walk" with a companion to the capitals of four of the nuclear-armed countries - Washington, London, Paris and Moscow, a trip of over 8,000 miles. He insists that reverence for nature should be at the heart of every political and social debate.

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