tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post4354466811294503795..comments2024-03-28T13:36:17.137-06:00Comments on Moneyless World - Free World - Priceless World: Toward a Perfect Economy, Ancient EconomySuelohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13739011165937473840noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-90171746209560072142012-07-05T19:20:56.825-06:002012-07-05T19:20:56.825-06:00^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Am...^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Amazing!! Even this site gets an advertisement from a spammer.Greed truly knows no bounds.As a permaculturist,i have realized that sharing is the answer to our problems.If we all shared more,we could easily cut power usage(and therefore pollution created in its generation)to one half of whatit is today.That is while living a BETTER life than we now know.Cooperaton not competition,will heal the world.Keep the Faith Suelo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-22770569961155329922012-07-05T16:26:19.467-06:002012-07-05T16:26:19.467-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.eSattarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08613365875619710267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-17568124636186870082012-07-02T08:14:11.118-06:002012-07-02T08:14:11.118-06:00People below a certain income won't have to bu...People below a certain income won't have to buy insurance. They'll be eligible for medicaid.<br /><br />One small step toward becoming a civilized society.<br /><br />--David E.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-65435494356802563012012-07-01T23:39:21.290-06:002012-07-01T23:39:21.290-06:00I attend a Christian church and I have noticed thi...I attend a Christian church and I have noticed this irony as well. It is troubling. So many of them have forgotten and now seek after wealth and success instead.Vibenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-9121337174140725142012-07-01T23:36:27.272-06:002012-07-01T23:36:27.272-06:00Suelo, I have been following your blog for years. ...Suelo, I have been following your blog for years. I love what you stand for. I bought a copy of the book your friend wrote about you and I love it, learning more about your life and philosophy. <br /><br />I have four freshly-grown children (just over 18 years old) who are already disillusioned by the way the western world works, and are looking for alternative ways of living out their lives. <br /><br />There is a lot of pressure to conform. <br /><br />I really hope that you are able to continue to stand firm in your beliefs and to not conform to the pressures to be like everybody else...because you are in inspiration to me, and through me to my children.Vibenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-19991876954112116262012-07-01T11:37:16.995-06:002012-07-01T11:37:16.995-06:00My wife and I are moving towards the exit of the g...My wife and I are moving towards the exit of the global economy. We have left our jobs, sold are cars, left our insurance behind as well as our home. Currently we are traveling between homesteads working for room and board. It has been the most amazing experience of our lives. Thank you for showing us that we can go even further. http:/www.cactusnewsonline.com/carrotchasing/Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12289900282184857604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-80603464248050011412012-06-29T19:05:59.182-06:002012-06-29T19:05:59.182-06:00Suelo,You are an inspiration.I have been learning ...Suelo,You are an inspiration.I have been learning toward creating more gift economy in the world here in California.Though i am not ready to forgo a job and regular pay at this time I find great value in your path of life.I try to support the better things(small scale business,organics,etc) with the work i produce.I find it ironic also that many christians look down on people who wish to live a more humble existence.to me this is what christ was trying to teach.Thank You for shedding light on your journey.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-26994522468659652662012-06-28T09:28:19.229-06:002012-06-28T09:28:19.229-06:00Daniel,
The Supreme Court is going to require man...Daniel,<br /><br />The Supreme Court is going to require mandatory Health Insurance. How will you handle that as a man without money?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-60140190996713279172012-06-27T19:02:06.782-06:002012-06-27T19:02:06.782-06:00what I meant by wealth is healthy human interactio...what I meant by wealth is healthy human interaction, that is perhaps my definition of economy and I could see that from the line "Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing"...the true interaction is when neither both of the doers realize who's the giver and the receiver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-65786670847315306562012-06-27T04:21:11.892-06:002012-06-27T04:21:11.892-06:00it's not that I disagree with relationship. it...it's not that I disagree with relationship. it's not that I disagree with how we do business. that zero equilibrium spoke like nothing can to me as if it's the only thing I've searched. not that I want to be alone, not that I don't want wealth. not that I hate society.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-48093392401778180322012-06-26T23:26:33.401-06:002012-06-26T23:26:33.401-06:00In the Wolof language of West Africa, "you...In the Wolof language of West Africa, "you're welcome" is "n~o ko bokk," literally "we share it." So the idea of the gift being a shared pleasure and not a debt still exists in some cultures...Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10832103546749344856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-15172607027961962162012-06-26T09:51:03.090-06:002012-06-26T09:51:03.090-06:00I think that your philosophy is interesting. Drawi...I think that your philosophy is interesting. Drawing from various religious traditions, you point to equality and justice. The reality for most on Earth today is that many have, and most have not. Islam teaches that the reason some have is because others have not. Islam teaches that those who have resources must recognize the rights of others on those resources. The resources are to be stewarded in the best possible way to continue to provide for others without squandering them or hoarding them. Just my 2cents on zero currency.J.L. Federlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293094442119383630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-14935198189957611052012-06-26T08:13:10.238-06:002012-06-26T08:13:10.238-06:00Great post: My hope is that this kind of thinking...Great post: My hope is that this kind of thinking will fuel the change in mass consciousness that will change everything.<br /><br />I just outright quit my job after working full-time for 25 years. Luckily, I have family to live with and practice giving and receiving. I have $3 and some change right now and was making $34 per hour. The freedom is worth it to me, and I need to focus on my health, not health insurance.<br /><br />I stepped out of my "financial self", also known as the "straw-man", that the government imposes on us as a part of a debtors nation and economy. I have looked up the bond on my birth certificate and just wish everyone else would wake up to our enslavement, but if things are just good enough for the majority, change is slow.<br /><br />I will work towards a vehicle just big enough to have some camping supplies and sleep in while going between places and enjoying the good weather periods.<br /><br />My perspective has definitely changed and everything "looks" different and better.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />JeffCrazy Unclehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02353664702459469461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-80433466853554390012012-06-24T23:50:27.200-06:002012-06-24T23:50:27.200-06:00I just found this today. Glenn, and everybody plea...I just found this today. Glenn, and everybody please check this out:<br /><br />http://www.thrivemovement.com/the_movie<br /><br />I think there is a lot to this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-13770090896427759562012-06-24T19:47:11.470-06:002012-06-24T19:47:11.470-06:00First, let me say that I strive to live with as li...First, let me say that I strive to live with as little money possible. I prefer to be in nature and wish I could gather more from it. The fact is for me, that the DNR is very restrictive in my state on hunting and gathering wild plants. Technically, you're not supposed to even take road kill without lugging it miles to be recorded properly and that is ridiculous if you don't have a vehicle immediately available to transport it that far.<br /><br /> The people value their large tracts of forested, wild property so much they will leave you to the buzzards if you try to spend a single night on it. Asking for permission in exchange for work in my area is a crap shoot too. An good number of people will call the cops in the middle of the night after you do the work as will honor their word(even a personal experience of this; turns out they got paraniod from watching a drifter horror movie before bed). <br /><br />Living on the government land will give me a warm, cozy cell eventually. Although divorced, I have children and I just can't run off far away yet when I still get to see them now.<br /><br />I understand there are risks for everything but how do you work around staying out of jail when one night in a secluded place could land you in jail or being turned in for eating a ran over deer? There isn't one inch of land that someone doesn't lay claim to and you can't always find a place where someone you know says it is O.K.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-32109942793574314962012-06-19T16:56:55.242-06:002012-06-19T16:56:55.242-06:00Suelo,
I feel like I just sat through a teach-in ...Suelo,<br /><br />I feel like I just sat through a teach-in reading this. My question/statement is, as a receiver, I always feel somewhat shy about accepting what I'm given. Perhaps it's the pounding of my parents' will to "never accept charity" that I grew up with; perhaps it's my own guilt for all the years that I mooched off other people with a selfish attitude of getting what I want. But when I am offered a gift now - like when someone picks things up for me from the store and won't accept cash in exchange - I'm constantly second-guessing. Do they really want to give freely? am I somehow tying myself into their debt? I suppose I would do the same for them, given that town is so far away and we could all use a little help out here. But I never really thought of my attitudes as a giver and how they relate to my attitudes as a receiver... this was a very insightful post. I've been given quite a bit to think about.<br />~JaclynnJaclynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925849010978705812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-47565196655044830122012-06-19T12:23:25.414-06:002012-06-19T12:23:25.414-06:00Mr. Suelo,
It is very interesting your article, ...Mr. Suelo, <br /><br />It is very interesting your article, and very important to learn about the life in the nature and viceversa. Sometimes we forget that we are nature because everything that we need for living is natural: air, water, fire and food. If we feel everything like nature, maybe we won`t feel guilty before anything. But nothing is easy to do, overall, when we are accustomed to living through material things.<br /><br />The best<br /><br />PS: I`m sorry for my English. My first language is Spanish.Bocanegrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757031595333426381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-13061151189707628512012-06-19T11:33:29.600-06:002012-06-19T11:33:29.600-06:00On a card I sent to my daughter while she was in c...On a card I sent to my daughter while she was in college was a picture of of baby crow nestled in two human hands. Inside read "One can both give comfort and receive comfort at the same time". I think this illustates what you are saying. You are an interesting person. I am reading Mark's book & reading about you has given me a new perspective on many things. I will never look on what appear to be homeless people in the same way again. JudeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-69866878479685698872012-06-19T10:38:22.990-06:002012-06-19T10:38:22.990-06:00Thank you for your words Suelo. As I continue my p...Thank you for your words Suelo. As I continue my practice of paying attention to the world, I can see more clearly what you are trying to impart on us in your blog posts. It's been gratifying for me to heat these old teaching expressed in a more tangible way. It's been my experience that when I have gone out to seek a deeper understanding of the bible, torah, tao de ching, etc; that I come up short in how to apply these things to life. I come from a place of needing a 1,2,3 step in the beginning (in terms of practical application). But once I learn to live within principles, the results are always astounding. Could you maybe explain justice a little more clearly? I am still having some difficulty in seeing justice in terms of decisions I am making for my life. Most of the people around me think that I am nuts for considering a life much less dependent upon money, and I am trying to instil a sense of justice so that I can properly explain why I am choosing this path to the people that I love and care about. But maybe its better to come from a place of surrender. Let me know. Thank you, as always for your inspired words. Lovetenderblogginghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04936492806853834287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-80045038277567240682012-06-19T09:22:23.754-06:002012-06-19T09:22:23.754-06:00enjoyed your new interview and your thoughts about...enjoyed your new interview and your thoughts about trusting in justiceEric Shannonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25149653.post-77176652385948681922012-06-18T22:24:51.116-06:002012-06-18T22:24:51.116-06:00I had a direct experience of this balance of givin...I had a direct experience of this balance of giving and receiving today. I agree that within our current culture there is definitely an art to receiving. Happy travels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com