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A Journey Back in Time
The World Needs More Hippies
They have Won the Battle of Ideas, Vision and Values
From mindfulness, meditation, yoga, music festivals to biodiversity, solar panels, environmentalism, recycling, eco-building and construction, using natural, non-toxic materials, incorporating natural light, plants and shapes, connecting with mother nature and the entire web of life, racial and gender equality, minimalism and simplicity, sustainability, organic farming, veganism, anti-war movement,..., the slow march of progress has revealed an inarguable truth: Hippie values have won.
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In this Blog, I wish to introduce you to a hippie, an activist and campaigner, a visionary, a values-led capitalist, a guru, who took action in the interest of the common good, a man who changed London and the UK, and in the process had a major impact on the world, on how we live, eat, consume, produce and enjoy this journey we call life. His name was Nicholas Saunders (1938-1998), ’a counterculture pioneer with an endless stream of quixotic schemes and a yearning to spread knowledge – but his true legacy is a total remaking of the way Britain eats…
‘Yet Saunders himself remains relatively unknown. When he died in 1998, he received few obituaries, and since then his fame has receded further. Even now, it’s hard to pin down exactly who Saunders was, not least because he was so many things at once: a hippy, a capitalist, a pioneer, a property developer, a drugs advocate, a social inventor, a greengrocer, a visionary.’- More on these later.
By Now Surely We all Know that the Hippies Were Right After All
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This posting was first published on 5 August 2020 and revised on 31 December 2023 and on 6 January 2024
From darkness to light, from pain to healing: The transformative power of hope
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Today (31 December) is a significant day, the last day of 2023 and tomorrow we will begin a new day, a new year. Many philosophers of love, the sages of wisdom and light have reminded us of one thing, and that is the Power of HOPE, without which there will be no tomorrow and no meaningful and rewarding life.
Please read the piece below and allow me to share with you the lessons and the wisdom I have learnt from the sages of Love and Hope: Yes, they have told us that Spring will come, and flowers will bloom!
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‘What is it that we hunger for? The modern world would have us look no further than our smartphone…TikTok, Amazon, YouTube, Google…to find that elusive object of our desire. Yet, many are realizing that what we need most, is already within us – if we are willing to ‘let go’. Let go of what? The illusion at the heart of every crisis we face in the world today, every system of oppression. The illusion of separation, that ‘my’ cravings, grievances, conveniences are of paramount importance.’- KOSMOS Journal
However, the timeless question is: 'How do we let go of such a fundamental error in thinking?'
Journey to Healing: Let Me Know What is Essential
Time to Reclaim our Lives
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