The One-Straw Revolution - Multiworld India

Japan originated with the teachings of Sagen Ishizuka in the Meiji Era.His theory was later refined and elaborated by Mr. Sakurazawa[GeorgeOsawa] and Mr. Niki. The Path of Nutrition, known in the West asMacrobiotics, is based on the theory of non-duality and the yin-yangconcepts of the I Ching. Since this usually means a brown rice diet,"natural diet" is generally thought of as eating whole grains andvegetables. Natural food, however, cannot be summed up so simply asbrown rice vegetarianism.So what is it?The reason for all the confusion is that there are two paths of humanknowledge- discriminating and non-discriminating.[This is a distinctionmade by many Oriental philosophers. Discriminating knowledge isderived from the analytic, willful intellect in an attempt to organizeexperience into a logical framework. Mr. Fukuoka believes that in thisprocess, the individual sets himself apart from nature. It is the "limitedscientific truth and judgment".Non-discriminating knowledge arises without conscious effort on thepart of the individual when experience is accepted as it is, withoutinterpretation by the intellect.While discriminating knowledge is essential for analyzing practicalproblems in the world, Mr. Fukuoka believes that ultimately it providestoo narrow a perspective.] People generally believe that unmistakenrecognition of the world is possible through discrimination alone.Therefore, the word "nature" as it is generally spoken, denotes nature asit is perceived by the discriminating intellect.I deny the empty image of nature as created by the human intellect,and clearly distinguish it from nature itself as experienced bynon-discriminating understanding. If we eradicate the false conception ofnature, I believe the root of the world's disorder will disappear.124