The One-Straw Revolution Quotes

“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, The One-Straw Revolution

“The ultimate goal of farming is not the growing of crops, but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.”
― Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution

“I wonder how it is that people's philosophies have come to spin faster than the changing seasons.”
― Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution

“Kenyataanya ilmu diet barat menciptakan masalah-masalah yang jauh lebih banyak daripada memecahkannya”
― Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution

“Wajah alam merupakan sesuatu yang tidak dapat dikenal”
― Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution

“Kebudayaan yang benar dilahirkan di alam, sederhana, rendah hati, dan murni”
― Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution

“Orang sekarang ini makan dengan pikiran mereka, tidak dengan tubuh mereka”
― Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution

“Tujuan akhir bertani bukanlah penanaman tanaman tetapi pengembangan dan penyempurnaan keadaan manusia”
― Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution

“Jika kita mengelami krisis bahan makanan bukanlah disebabkan oleh daya produktifitas alam yang tidak mencukupi, melainkan oleh keinginan manusia yang berlebih-lebihan”
― Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution

“bukannya teknik bertanam yang merupakan faktor yang paling penting, melainkan lebih kepada pikiran petaninya.”
― Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution

“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”
― Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution

“Speaking biologically, fruit in a slightly shriveled state is holding its respiration and energy consumption down to the lowest possible level. It is like a person in meditation: his metabolism, respiration, and calorie consumption reach an extremely low level. Even if he fasts, the energy within the body will be conserved. In the same way, when mandarin oranges grow wrinkled, when fruit shrivels, when vegetables wilt, they are in the state that will preserve their food value for the longest possible time.”
― Masanobu Fukuoka, The One-Straw Revolution