Word: communed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...kibbutzniks (commune members) lost a powerful source of motivation when the State of Israel was founded in 1948; they had long regarded their settlements and way of life as essential to the establishment of the new nation. Ever since that goal was reached, the kibbutzim have had trouble recruiting members willing to make the sacrifice that communal living demands...
...this point," Clark said, "I freaked out, hated Harvard, and wanted to leave." I through his academic studies, however, Clark became convinced that the spiritual experience he sought did in fact exist. He explored several different life-styles, ranging from macro-biotics to commune living. He even tried out guitarist John McGlaughlin's guru, but nothing satisfied...
...must remember that our army is really an armed political force. It is not the type of army you have in the United States or Great Britain. You will find that every 'most responsible person' is usually a military man, whether he be in the factory, commune or civil service. My great fear is not that we're going to take the course that you Westerners are so frightened of-expansion in Asia. What we're afraid of is that this temporary lull in the Cultural Revolution may end and we will become victims...
...maintain the harmony of the universe. *Paolo Soleri: an architect working with student apprentices in Arizona on schemes to redesign cities. Jean Piaget: eminent Swiss child psychologist. Gopi Krishna: Indian philosopher who has written about the evolution of man toward a new state of consciousness. The Lama Foundation: a commune devoted to the study of Eastern mysticism. *Ivan Illich: brilliant priest who believes in deschooling society but founded a school of his own in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Jacques Ellul: French historian and lay theologian of a Calvinist persuasion...
Sitting on the barren, marshy frontiers of Israel, the typical kibbutz for years was rarely more than a commune of spartan farmers. But as Israel's economy has surged, the kibbutzim are becoming burgeoning industrial complexes and tourist attractions. Ferryboats, their decks crowded with sightseers, stand out among the austere fishermen on the Sea of Galilee. New hotels, some with seaside restaurants, are rising where banana trees once flourished in the subtropical sun. And daily from kibbutz factories flows a stream of products that range from machine tools and stainless steel kitchen equipment to shipping containers...