The heart that loves the wicked ego creates the hated enemy.

Nature does not change, although the way of viewing nature invariably changes from age to age.

Ketika untuk pertama kalinya saya berhasil menanam padi dengan metoda tanpa pengolahan, saya merasa benar-benar puas seperti apa yang dirasakan Colombus ketika ia menemukan benua Amerika.

Extravagance of desire is the fundamental cause which has led the world into its present predicament. Fast rather than slow, more rather than less – this flashy “development” is linked directly to society’s impending collapse.

Kenyataanya ilmu diet barat menciptakan masalah-masalah yang jauh lebih banyak daripada memecahkannya.

In olden times there were warriors, farmers, craftsmen, and merchants. Agriculture was said to be closer to the source of things than trade or manufacturing, and the farmer was said to be “the cupbearer of the gods.” He was always able to get by somehow or other and have enough to eat.

In nature’s cyclical rhythms, there are no grounds for the discriminatory view that underlies Darwin’s view of superiority and inferiority that deems single-celled organisms as lower, and more complicated life forms as higher. It would be more appropriate to say we are all one continuous life-form.

Orang sekarang ini makan dengan pikiran mereka, tidak dengan tubuh mereka.

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.

Kebudayaan yang benar dilahirkan di alam, sederhana, rendah hati, dan murni.