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.
Interpretation
Living simply can lead to a deeper understanding of life and the world around us.
This quote by Masanobu Fukuoka emphasizes the value of a simple life, particularly one lived on a small farm. He suggests that such a lifestyle allows individuals to connect more deeply with their surroundings and to uncover profound truths about existence. Respecting the local environment and daily interactions fosters a greater appreciation for life and leads to enlightenment.
In practice
During a speech on sustainable living, this quote can inspire others to appreciate simple lifestyles.
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.
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.
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.
To a hungry man, a piece of bread is the face of God.
Nostalgia in reverse, the longing for yet another strange land, grew especially strong in spring.
The engineers of the future will be poets.
I can't for the life of me imagine that God would say, 'I will punish you because you are black; you should have been white. I will punish you because you are a woman; you should have been a man. I punish you because you are homosexual; you ought to have been heterosexual. I can't, I can't for the life of me believe that that is how God sees things.
Excuse me, are you the imprint of a departed soul?
Our fathers founded the first secular government that was ever founded in this world. Recollect that. The first secular government - the first government that said every church has exactly the same rights and no more; every religion has the same rights, and no more.
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