Re: ecovillage and sustainability

> a true Sangha--a community without boundaries, in which, like a Moebius
>band, those "outside" are also inside? A community that takes care of
>everyone, and abandons no one; that takes care of everything, and abandons
>nothing?
>Tom

>I certainly hope so...

> imho the only way to create what you desire is to change and grow yerself
>and society at the same time...status quo cannot continue in your ideal
>fantasy methinks/feels....to live the old ways and still have an evolving
>society is a bit contradictory seems to me....the ideals you hope for imho
>will only come about thru a non-hierarchical consensus paradigm....this
>paradigm shift is a can of worms in terms of living by old traditions and
>behaviors such as sarcasm....but hey, i am all for humor and most of those
>other ideals....tho a lot of the rolling stone lyrics project limitations,
>i do like the instrumentational parts of many stones songs, we could
>rewrite some of those lyrics and play when washing dishes....i like the
>idea of a balance between social activities and hermit activities.....i
>agree with you old hierarchical traditions like many "intentional"
>communities operate under is a bit restrictive and clone like for
>independant americans like us, who can have a big brother super power
>protect us while while we luxuriate in our overconsuming american dream
>lifestyles and talk about sustainability all day on computer....but we can
>make it if we are open to change and not status quo old eco and family
>destructive habits....there is a new/old solution to all this pollution
>and it is called evolution.....slow but moving....aloha
>--
>forest

Tom & Forest-between you, the most beautiful, concise dialogue and likely
answers to a possible future have arisen. Skillfully done, Thank you.

davidc

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