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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 If They Are Carried Out Solely In Reaction To The Over Development Of The Present Age.

We Receive Our Nourishment From The Mother Earth. So We Should Put Our Hands Together In An Attitude Of Prayer And Say "please" And "thank You" When Dealing With Nature.

Many People Think That When We Practice Agriculture, Nature Is Helping Us In Our Efforts To Grow Food. This Is An Exclusively Human-centered Viewpoint... We Should Instead, Realize That We Are Receiving That Which Nature Decides To Give Us. A Farmer Does Not Grow Something In The Sense That He Or She Creates It. That Human Is Only A Small Part Of The Whole Process By Which Nature Expresses Its Being. The Farmer Has Very Little Influence Over That Process... Other Than Being There And Doing His Or Her Small Part.

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.

Modern Research Divides Nature Into Tiny Pieces And Conducts Tests That Conform Neither With Natural Law Nor With Practical Experience. The Results Are Arranged For The Convenience Of Research, Not According To The Needs Of The Farmer.