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    • Wisdom Of The World's Great Spiritual Traditions
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      • Square 1
      • Maitreya Eco Village
      • Block Planning
      • Eco Thrive
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      • Permaculture In MIddle School
      • Onondaga Earth Corps
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      • School Garden Project
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Re sensitize

In regard to the Primer and preparedness, re sensitizing means gaining more enjoyment from less stuff while thoughtfully reducing our participation in the consumer culture.

That’s taste, vision, hearing, paying attention, focus, being aware of others and more.

We have grown up with the instruction that having more and bigger stuff is a primary goal of life and a measure of a person’s value and success.

The fuel of the consumer culture, climate change and a long list of other negatives is buying bigger stuff and more of it. Social engineering effectively exploits the very real human character traits of vanity and excess and that engineering includes directing our attention towards more and bigger stuff which also serves to desensitize our capacity to enjoy what we already have and the more subtle aspects of life.

Resensitizing is a perfect partner to reducing eco footprints, enhancing community involvement,  building relationships with others, civic culture, having a garden and moving towards a preferred future.


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