The Shakers’ mission was to create Heaven on Earth, as a means of preparing for their celestial Heaven. Tips and tricks of the nicest people in America.
Tag: historical
One gets into Heaven by being good at it, and that means practice. How Shaker society was so unlike ours, and in this most zen way!
There is an Emily in each of us. It is incompatible with this world, and thereby reminds us that we are not native to it.
This quote from Myamoto Musashi has always struck me as a book contained in a single sentence.
It’s best to work out your subcivilisation lifestyle while the luxury of experimentation still exists.
The good old days were actually the bad old days, but because survival was fleeting, mindfulness was more necessary.
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Faced with high inflation and war, one might begin to consider situation-appropriate lifestyle changes. In terms of saving energy, there is much we can do. Our ancestors worked out all the heating accommodations we need.
Let me show you where you are.
When you feel you are being watched, your excesses are harder to maintain.