Human beings are suffering on a massive scale the slings and arrows of outrageous uses and abuses of petrochemicals, pesticides, and other pollutants in today’s agricultural malaise. For this reason, many ecologically aware, Gaia-minded individuals are returning to a more holistic approach to farming and animal husbandry known as permaculture. Permaculture is an adapted form of agriculture designed to be sustainable, ecologically benevolent, and integrated with Nature as a whole. Within the permaculture movement, there are many approaches, ranging from organic farming to the more outside-the-box biodynamic farming, based on the vision of Rudolf Steiner, which works with the natural subtle energies and the intelligences known as “elementals” as well as the phenomenon known as “paramagnetism.”
Despite this renaissance taking place in agriculture, there is still something left out of all the approaches developed so far. This is the secret of our Inner Nature. In order for a community to develop a truly sustainable existence, in harmony with Nature and among all members, then it must be founded on Divine Love. Ergo, we proudly present Sat Yoga’s more radical spiritual approach to permaculture: we call it Prema-culture. Prema is Sanskrit for Divine Love, which is the only power that can hold a community together through good times as well as bad. Divine love is the energy that motivates plants to grow to their fullest potential. It is what humans need to grow to our fullest potential as well. The two principles of Love and Wisdom, Prema and Pragya, must be integrated to build a truly wholocentric community in harmony with the Mind of Gaia.
So for those of you who might have thought that Prema was perma mis-spelled, you now see that it is much more than that. Prema is at the core of our way of life; it is a higher meaning that we believe should be the essence of all human relationships with each other and with Nature.
