Friday, August 15, 2008

Think Locally. Act Locally !


I have a small garden, 125 square feet - smaller than the 5 acres of coffee my friend Shanti Devi has on the Big Island or the 5 acres of vegetables we had at Anandashrama.

It's hewn out of lawn and rocks though and is prospering in the short sun.
And it is a reflection of the commitment I've had to harmony for many, many years.

Think locally. Act Locally.

Farms first.
Unplug the TV.

Talk with each other.
Find your children and reconnect.

Play live music.
Drive as little as possible.
Grow and eat local food.

Exercise by working.
No I am not a socialist.
I am a human ecologist, a Christian, a Buddhist,
a man who believes Jesus and Avalokitesvara are friends.
Or at least questions can that be so?
Here are a photo and two paintings of mine to accompany this query.
Bring these ideas to your heart for consideration.
That is: ask the questions that arise and observe what occurs

while they are being resolved rather than seeking an answer.

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