“It doesn't matter where or how it is grown as long as it is packaged in plastic, put on the supermarket shelves, and bought as a commodity. In the New Story food is not commodity. Food is sacred. We need to be connected with soil, with animals that we take care of.” NeedsLongMatterStoriesCareAnimalSacredConnectedTake CareSoilPlasticCommodityShelvesSupermarkets Author:Satish Kumar
“People are increasingly becoming disappointed and disillusioned with politics and business, and especially with the market economy. They are meeting the physical needs of human beings, maybe. They are providing food. But not good and healthy food.” PeopleNeedsHumansHuman BeingsEconomyBecomingHealthyMeetingsDisappointedProvidingMarket EconomyDisillusionedHealthy Food Author:Satish Kumar
“When you come to the spiritual needs, the emotional needs, the needs of our inner life, then politics and business and technology are completely impotent. They are completely unable to meet and address the needs of human beings.” NeedsHumansSpiritualHuman BeingsTechnologyEmotionalAddressesInner LifeEmotional Needs Author:Satish Kumar
“Education provides you a profession. But not vocation. You do it only because you need to work to earn money to buy your food, buy your clothes, pay the bills. Our life has a greater meaning, and a greater purpose.” NeedsPurposePayGreaterOur LivesClothesBillsProfessionVocationGreater Purpose Author:Satish Kumar
“I want New Story education to be skilling human beings and young people to provide basic human needs. Technology and all other things are icing on the cake.” PeopleWantNeedsHumansStoriesYoungHuman BeingsTechnologyCakeHuman NeedsIcingIcing On The CakeBasic Human Needs Author:Satish Kumar
“Of course, we all need to have basic necessities met, such as good health care, good food, good education and good housing. But what is good? Having too much is bad, as having too little is also bad.” NeedsLittlesCareCoursesToo MuchMetsHealth CareHousingGood HealthGood FoodGood EducationGood Health Care Author:Satish Kumar
“It is only an illusion that time is running out. This is where the problem of fear arises. We become anxious that "I don't have enough time and I have to do everything quickly." We need to turn our attention away from results, achievements and outcomes.” NeedsEnoughProblemRunningTurnsResultsAttentionAchievementIllusionAriseOutcomesAnxiousEnough TimeTime Is Running Out Author:Satish Kumar
“We need to learn to live in the here and now; this moment is the best moment. Live it fully.” NeedsMomentsHere And NowBest Moments Author:Satish Kumar
“Each of us needs to eliminate our anger, fear and greed. The roots of social conflicts and political tensions are in personal anger, fear and greed.” NeedsPoliticalSocialConflictRootsGreedTension Author:Satish Kumar
