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what was this place? what is this place? what does this place mean?
Steel Wheel Interstates
“This proposal offers dramatic improvements in highway safety and public health, as well as much reduced highway maintenance and construction costs.”
http://www.newamerica.net/publications/special/steel_wheel_interstates_10454
Auroville, founded in 1968, is an experimental township in South East India. It is a concept for human unity by means of embracing our natural diversity. Basically a large cohabitation, Auroville is supposed to be above and without politics and religion. Its property is not owned by individuals but by the collective township. The town is self-sustained in terms of energy, agriculture, and economy. It is accepted and supported by both the Indian Government and UNESCO. Auroville is an experiment in progressive living, human unity, and embracing the future of mankind. Successful?
Check it out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auroville
http://www.auroville.org/index.htm
Closing the ‘Collapse Gap’
“My talk tonight is about the lack of collapse-preparedness here in the United States. I will compare it with the situation in the Soviet Union, prior to its collapse.”
The Stone Mind Koan
Hogen, a Chinese Zen teacher, lived alone in a small temple in the country. One day four traveling monks appeared and asked if they might make a fire in his yard to warm themselves.
While they were building the fire, Hogen heard them arguing about subjectivity and objectivity. He joined them and said: “There is a big stone. Do you consider it to be inside or outside your mind?”
One of the monks replied: “From the Buddhist viewpoint everything is an objectification of mind, so I would say that the stone is inside my mind.”
“Your head must feel very heavy,” observed Hogen, “if you are carrying around a stone like that in your mind.”
- – - “carrying around a stone like that” … Hogen speaks of the same stone Jovan and I were carrying with us during the walk pictured below … playing with rocks can be lots of fun, but when the rocks get heavy it’s probably good to set them down.
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