Read free. Ecovillage living : restoring the earth and her people, 2002.
Excerpt
Humans are a problem-solving species, capable of thinking, learning and manifesting thoughts and dreams. Often dreams are reactions to problems and are thus a problem solving mechanism. We dream and imagine how things can be better. The dream lingers, grows and has the possibility of manifesting in the physical realm. Dreams can be expressions of love and divine inspiration. The idea of Paradise is such an inspirational manifestation, which people have ima- gined and painted for thousands of years. Dreaming is our birthright.
Today, many people dream of community, beautiful surroundings, and meaningful jobs. These people have an inner craving for a more balanced and spiritual life, a loving place for their children to grow up, and a lifestyle which does not force them to leave their children all day as a price for being full members of society. A place full of life, joy and sharing, of living close to nature with plants and animals around them, where love is more possible. All the necessary wisdom, knowledge and technology are available to help this dream come true for everybody on this planet. Ecovillages are emerging attempts at realizing it, or at the very least parts of it. They are paintings in progress, of an envisioned Paradise on Earth.
If we build this “Paradise” to live in, it will not be problem-free. That would be too boring. But it will be a place reflecting the best of our knowledge and insight, and a place where we feel happy to raise our children. And there is not just one, but a host of different possible versions of it: it can be a place where one learns how the physical realm works (i.e. the laws of nature); how to connect with the spiritual realms; how to become love and experience the unity of all living beings; to be co-creative in preserving and developing three million years of “bio-logical” evolution; and how to create an integral society, making the local a holographic reflection of the whole. An American group formulated the vision as follows: we want to make a place where we would like to incar- nate as children in our next life.
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