Consciousness

The farmer-philosopher didn’t believe in religious practices, meditation, yoga, or required reading. He didn’t believe in books, not even his own. ‘ I think people would be better off without words altogether , ’he wrote in one of them. He didn’t see any purpose in modern science, apart from showing how small human knowledge really is. His daily... See more

Masanobu Fukuoka, was a farmer who trained as a microbiologist and plant pathologist. He worked at the Agricultural Customs Office in Yokohama, enjoying his laboratory work, until at the age of 25 a life–changing experience made him decide to abandon science and city life. He almost died after being struck with acute pneumonia and when he came out... See more