Gradually I came to realize that the process of saving the desert of the human heart and revegetating the actual desert is actually the same thing.
Interpretation
The act of nurturing both the emotional and physical aspects of life is interconnected.
In this quote, Masanobu Fukuoka reflects on the profound connection between cultivating one's inner emotional landscape and improving the external environment. He suggests that just as one nurtures the physical desert into a thriving ecosystem, the same care and attention are necessary for healing and enriching the human heart, highlighting the symbiotic relationship between personal development and environmental stewardship.
In practice
In a speech about environmental conservation, you might reference this quote to emphasize the importance of emotional well-being in sustainability efforts.
When it is understood that one loses joy and happiness in the attempt to possess them, the essence of natural farming will be realized. The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.
As we kill nature, we are killing ourselves, and God incarnate as the world as well.
The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.
Modern research divides nature into tiny pieces and conducts tests that conform neither with natural law nor with practical experience. The results are arranged for the convenience of research, not according to the needs of the farmer.
Life on a small farm might seem primitive, but by living such a life we become able to discover the Great Path. I believe that one who deeply respects his neighborhood and everyday world in which he lives will be shown the greatest of all worlds.
The increasing desolation of nature, the exhaustion of resources, the uneasiness and disintegration of the human spirit, all have been brought about by humanity's trying to accomplish something.
The propriety of a law, in a constitutional light, must always be determined by the nature of the powers upon which it is founded.
Live in the world as if only God and your soul were in it; then your heart will never be made captive by any earthly thing.
Obviously you have to make a profit to put out a newspaper. I'm not an idiot. But when the margins are in excess of 25 per cent you're talking about greed.
Plenty of people did not care for him much, but then there is a huge difference between disliking somebody - maybe even disliking them a lot - and actually shooting them, strangling them, dragging them through the fields and setting their house on fire.
Things we do not expect, happen more frequently than we wish.
We cannot think of being acceptable to others until we have first proven acceptable to ourselves.
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