Is it a new moon if you can't see it?
A moonlit walk with Einstein, lunar phases in wisdom traditions, moonsighting in Islam, and the face of god.
Pablo F. del Real
Plum Village and prophetic witness
How Quakers overcame empire and became the first religion to forbid members from participating in slavery. How Plum Village thrives outside of capitalism.
Working for god, not money
The day of silence gets awkward: navigating silent interactions within the empire. How to live in poverty yet flourish: group industry without private property. The economics of love: guaranteed employment for life.
Sharing wealth: Plum Village, Bruderhof
Commonwealth starts in the mind. Sharing the same worldview or philosophy allows us to make commitments to sharing wealth and taking care of each other. That is no ordinary decision or commitment, it requires vows.
Exiting capitalism, entering commonwealth
To question capitalism from a wisdom perspective is not to endorse marxism, communism, socialism, or any other economic theory. Rather, lovers of wisdom criticize capitalism for elevating love of money above love of god. And they manage money as commonwealth, not as private property.
Seasons change, systems change
Note: There is plenty of bad news these days. Lovers of god tend to not focus on bad news. Rather, they pay attention to what is alive and life-giving. In that spirit, this post is about the change in seasons, and changing systems that cause harm and thrive on bad news.
why the moon?
Amid tensions between god and empire, between life and money, between nature and machine, we have a choice. We can choose to ignore the natural month – the new moon – or we can choose to participate in it. To organize part of our life around it. To be alive to it.