Essentials of Tomorrow: The Live Sessions mit Satish Kumar

In the organizer's words:

✦ When: Saturday, 01.06.2025, start 15:00 h

✦ Where: Rooftop bar of the Villa Viva, Schultzweg 4, Hamburg

✦ Who: Satish Kumar - former Jain monk, international peace and environmental activist

An afternoon that moves: with a view over the city and words that touch deeply. Satish Kumar, former Jain monk, international peace and environmental activist and long-time editor of Resurgence & Ecologist, presents his new book "Soil, Soul and Society" - a powerful invitation to a life in connection with the earth, with oneself and with others.

The conversation will be moderated by Andrea (Ada) Friedrich.

What to expect:

☀️ Reading & talk with Satish Kumar - English, with German translation

📘 Book signing & book table - get your personal copy

🧭 Impulses for heart, mind & change - from inner attitude to global compassion

🌍 A space for encounters & depth - above the rooftops of the city

Why you should be there:

Because Satish's words work. Because we need anchors in turbulent times.

And because it is rare to meet a person with this clarity and wisdom live.

Secure your ticket now: Pay what you can - admission with ticket only!

Seats are limited - so: first come, best seats.

It's worth arriving on time. The magic is strongest at the front. ✨

🎟 Get your ticket now.

Recommended cost contribution 5 -15 EUR - All proceeds will be used as a donation for Viva con Agua e.V. after covering expenses.

Let's rise - with the ground under your feet, soul in your heart and society in mind.

We look forward to seeing you!

About Satish:
Satish Kumar, a former Jain monk, is an international peace and environmental activist. He made headlines around the world when he walked from Delhi to Moscow, Paris, London and Washington presenting peace tea to the heads of state of countries. Satish was editor of the prestigious Resurgence & Ecologist magazine for over forty years and co-founder of Schumacher College, which teaches its students environmental awareness and tools for effective change.

About the book:

!!!New release!!!

Soil, soul and society

What really sustains life Anyone who takes a sober look at the catastrophic state of the world today can easily fall into despair. Satish Kumar counters this with "non-attachment": simply doing the right thing without fixating on an outcome and combining actionism with meditation and self-care. He draws on his own career from Jain monk, Gandhian activist and pilgrim for peace, follower of Rabindranath Tagore to fellow campaigner of E.F. Schumacher, founder of Schumacher College and long-time editor of the world's leading environmental magazine "Resurgence". This book is the fruit of many years of active action and deep reflection, a beacon of light in dark times. Satish Kumar illustrates Eastern wisdom for the West. He gets to the heart of the matter when he says that caring for the natural environment (soil), maintaining human well-being (soul) and upholding human values (society) are the moral imperatives of our time. This book shows that this holistic vision is rooted in the ancient philosophies of the Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions of India, revitalized for our times by Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore. These ideas were brought to the West by E.F. Schumacher with his book Small is beautiful. This book offers a guide to a gentle revolution in our thinking and our way of life.

To the reading sample
About the book

"While much of the political and media discussion about the path to a more sustainable society is concerned with technology and politics, there are deeper philosophical and value-based issues that we need to address. Satish Kumar paints a vivid picture of why weneed to look for solutions deep within people. He is a truly holistic thinker, and in this profound book he lays out what we need to see the bigger picture of the path to a more secure, sustainable and resilient future."

Tony Juniper

"Satish brings us another gem of wisdom in Soil, Soul and Society. With humanity on the precipice, we need changes that each of us can make and yet have far-reaching implications for the planet and all people. Soil, Soul and Society gives insights into how wecanmake these changes."

Vandana Shiva

About Essentials of Tomorrow - The Live Sessions

In this format, Ada Friedrich curates and moderates conversations with people who are shaping change - with clarity, attitude and connection.

Essentials of Tomorrow - The Live Sessions create space for real questions, listening and thinking ahead:

How do we want to live, lead and impact in a changing world?

We explore the impact we want to make, deepen our understanding of ourselves - and question what it means to be human today in the midst of a vulnerable and beautiful world.

A series of talks by THE ESSENCE OF, a consultancy for personal and collective transformation.