"When it is understood that one loses joy……" — Masanobu Fukuoka
"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."
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25 Quotes by Masanobu Fukuoka
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Life on a small farm might seem primitive, but by living such a life we become able to discover the…
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If we throw mother nature out the window, she comes back in the door with a pitchfork.
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When a decision is made to cope with the symptoms of a problem, it is generally assumed that the corrective…
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Modern research divides nature into tiny pieces and conducts tests that conform neither with natural law nor with practical experience.…
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I wonder how it is that people's philosophies have come to spin faster than the changing seasons.
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Speaking biologically, fruit in a slightly shriveled state is holding its respiration and energy consumption down to the lowest possible…
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I believe that even 'returning-to-nature' and anti pollution activities, no matter how commendable, are not moving toward a genuine solution…
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I believe that a revolution can begin from this one strand of straw. Seen at a glance, this rice straw…
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Gradually I came to realize that the process of saving the desert of the human heart and revegetating the actual…
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The increasing desolation of nature, the exhaustion of resources, the uneasiness and disintegration of the human spirit, all have been…
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Ignorance, hatred and greed are killing nature.
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Many people think that when we practice agriculture, nature is helping us in our efforts to grow food. This is…
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