About the Author:
Dr. V.M. Parikh's earlier book The New Spirituality highlights the struggle of today's youth to rescue spirituality from religious dogma and ground it on social justice. He believes passionately that movements like those growing out of the Tiananmen Square uprising, Black Lives Matter, and environmental and animal rights causes (among many others) are deeply spiritually motivated. Any action that motivates sacrifice is, in his view, intensely spiritual. Parikh followed that exploration with Walk With Me, where he tells the story of a sixth-century B.C. philosopher, Mahavir, who challenged India's oppressive caste and patriarchal systems and created a liturgy based on peace, dignity, and the sanctity of all living beings. His teachings have been at the foundation of non-violent movements around the world, including those of Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. Now, Dr. Parikh's latest and possibly most important work is revealed in his new book The Paradise Project. He writes: "I truly believe paradise is attainable right here on earth. More and more every day, news of death, destruction, environmental disasters, mass displacements of people, and the extinction of species at a pace never seen before numbs and overwhelms us, making us feel powerless. But we can stop it. And we can create paradise both within and around us. I wrote this book to show how you, the reader - indeed the many, many of us who care so deeply for each other and our planet - can be a catalyst to bring happiness and lasting peace to everyone and everything you care about."A proud father and grandfather, Parikh lives with his wife, Nalini, in beautiful Victoria, Canada.
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