Overheard at The Land Blessing...
"Fascinating concept. Polestar has appeal to both young and the senior generation. The ability to move within the community is the kind of flexibility that seems practical and appealing to all. A nice mixture of country / city living." - Jeff Bell
"In the Buddhist tradition, we think of ourselves as all connected; there is no separation between us and the earth or the land...We are offering to the land and at the same time, the land is also offering back to us. There is a continuous exchange." - Bruce Campbell
"Community building is very much a process of awakening to The Awakening." - Dennis Stenson
"This land, this land, this land is my Mother. And what do I bless my mother? My mother needs no blessing. My Mother has to bless me! ...Oh, Mother, I surrender to you!" - Swami Dharmananda
"The Polestar group is very professional. What impressed me the most is that they are doing this project out of love for human beings. That's the driving factor. All of the folks involved seem to really get along and respect each other." - Iretta Bell
"Being in the Temple of the Trees, we'd like to start our gratitude by honoring the trees...in a very physical sense they connect heaven and earth. And in a very real sense, they are the longest standing investors in the future of this sacred land." - Dennis Stenson
"The Aloha Spirit is alive and well here!" - Bernadette Sabath & Rich Mills
"May this be a place of soul recognition
Of the uniting of ancient friends
A place of refuge, a space of peace" - Om Devi
"This is the first time I've been to something like this. I thought the diversity of speakers was great. I also thought the leaders were cool. Easy to talk to." - Caleb Schwing
"The Divine, God, called by many names is both imminent and transcendent. So it is contained within us and it is also all around us. It is contained in every tree, in every rock, every blade of grass. It's in our breath. It's all around us." - Lea Alvarado
"We pray to Divine Mother, Heavenly Father, Beloved Masters, we're thankful for the water that comes from the heavens, to the mountains, to the valleys, to the rivers, to the plains, and within us, and we take that loving energy and we pour it into the world with great compassion." - Bailey Stenson
"The thing about Community is that it always involves people, which is the obstacle to Community! (laughter) ...The whole thing about Community- it is that you have to grow....if the Community is working, you will always be growing." - Asha Nayaswami
"It is in true Community that we become part of something greater than ourselves. And that will open us up to a much fuller experience of the Divine. Spiritually based communities, therefore, are indeed one of the best antidotes for the rampant alienation and separation that we experience in this world." - Pastor Steve
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