Natural farming is just farming, nothing more. You don't have to be a spiritually oriented person to practice my methods. Masanobu Fukuoka More Quotes by Masanobu Fukuoka More Quotes From Masanobu Fukuoka 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. Masanobu Fukuoka prayer mother attitude The only sensible approach to disease and insect control, I think, is to grow sturdy crops in a healthy environment. Masanobu Fukuoka healthy disease thinking Ignorance, hatred and greed are killing nature. Masanobu Fukuoka greed hatred ignorance One of the most important discoveries I made in those early years was that to succeed at natural farming, you have to get rid of your expectations. Such "products" of the mind are often incorrect or unrealistic . . . and can lead you to think you've made a mistake if they're not met. Masanobu Fukuoka mistake discovery thinking My ultimate dream is to sow seeds in the desert. To revegetate the deserts is to sow seed in people's hearts. Masanobu Fukuoka dream heart people Although natural farming - since it can teach people to cultivate a deep understanding of nature - may lead to spiritual insight, it's not strictly a spiritual practice. Masanobu Fukuoka deep-understanding practice spiritual Left alone, the earth maintains its own fertility, in accordance with the orderly cycle of plant and animal life. Masanobu Fukuoka fertility earth animal The simple hearth of the small farm is the true center of our universe. Masanobu Fukuoka farms universe simple Farming is not just for growing crops, it is for the cultivation...o f human beings! Masanobu Fukuoka crops farming growing Before researchers become researches they should become philosophers. Masanobu Fukuoka philosopher research should The increasing desolation of nature, the exhaustion of resources, the uneasiness and disintegration of the human spirit, all have been brought about by humanity's trying to accomplish something. Masanobu Fukuoka humanity spirit trying When a decision is made to cope with the symptoms of a problem, it is generally assumed that the corrective measures will solve the problem itself. They seldom do. Engineers cannot seem to get this through their heads. These countermeasures are all based on too narrow a definition of what is wrong. Human measures and countermeasures proceed from limited scientific truth and judgment. A true solution can never come about in this way. Masanobu Fukuoka balance definitions decision Gradually I came to realize that the process of saving the desert of the human heart and revegetating the actual desert is actually the same thing. Masanobu Fukuoka desert saving heart One thing is all things. To resolve one matter, one must resolve all matters. Changing one thing changes all things. Once I made the decision to sow rice in the fall, I found that I could also stop transplanting, and plowing, and applying chemical fertilizers, and preparing compost, and spraying pesticides. Masanobu Fukuoka plowing decision fall 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. Masanobu Fukuoka age believe moving 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. Masanobu Fukuoka pieces law needs 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. Masanobu Fukuoka essence goal perfection As we kill nature, we are killing ourselves, and God incarnate as the world as well. Masanobu Fukuoka wells killing world Since I turned the fields back to their natural state, I can't say I've had any really difficult problems with insects or disease. Masanobu Fukuoka disease fields problem We have come to the point at which there is no other way than to bring about a 'movement' not to bring anything about Masanobu Fukuoka movement way
