Dear Friends,
1 Week left for early Bird Registraton to the 10th Continental Bioregional Congress!
It’s going to be an amazing Gathering and Continental Council.
Considering attending as a delegate from your bioregion.
It was at the first Continental Bioregional Congress in Missouri in 1984, that a group of environmental activists launched the Green Party, which has sense [...] Read more »

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Entry 5 _ Monday 22nd December 2008
It Is Monday the 22nd of December. Yesterday I returned to Khula Dhamma after completing the 10 day Vipassana course (www.pataka.dhamma.org). I am feeling enriched, blessed and filled with gratitude like never before. I wish the whole world could enroll in this course, as I have found it to [...] Read more »

Entry 4 : Saturday, 6 December 2008
It is Saturday evening, and i’ve returned after a relaxing gathering around the fire. Some visitors have arrived today, and we’re sharing & getting to know each other and contemplating our life experiences.
I have been experiencing a lot of changes during the past few weeks. Physically & mentally. It [...] Read more »

Greetings, once again, from the blossoming Khulashi Tribe!
We hope our solstice update finds you in good health and spirits high.
I’ve just been re-reading the last few updates to regain perspective of how our story has been unfolding. It’s hard not to repeat myself by saying how pivotal and remarkable the last months or year has [...] Read more »

Entry 3 : Saturday, 22 November 2008
It’s Saturday, and I’ve been here almost 2 weeks. This week has gone by particularly fast with everything that’s happening around the community. Everyone is working hard to complete different projects, from building houses to digging in the garden.
It’s 4pm and I’m lying in a hammock overlooking the farm [...] Read more »

Entry 2 : Friday, 14 November, 2008
It is Friday today and I’ve been here for four days. Every day so far has brought the most beautiful learning experiences. I am woofing (willing workers on organic farms) at the Khula Dhamma community, which entails working 5 hours a day on general tasks around the community. I [...] Read more »

Entry 1 : Monday, 10 November 2008
It is 5:30 in the morning and I’ve been on the road for 14 hours. Coming from Cape Town, this is the longest trip I’ve ever taken. My legs are feeling a little numb, though I’m feeling quite content watching a beautiful yellow-red sun rising in front of me…
I’m [...] Read more »

From: Ole Bosch
Date: Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 6:45 PM
Subject: Re: END OF WEEK REPORT
To: David and Tara
Cc: Lincoln and Jeff
Dear Dave and Tara,
Warm greetings from South Africa, nice meeting you both! I just wanted to have send of this short email to say hi, before we get into any ‘business’. Monday is [...] Read more »

From: Earth Harmony <timerthi@lantic.net>
Date: Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 1:41 AM
Subject: May all beings be happy at KD
To: Ole Bosch <olebosch@gmail.com>
Cc: Odette Livni <pixieshoes@gmail.com>, Yan Golding <azzitizz@gmail.com>, Andreas Rief <andreas.rief@live.de>, Jeff Knaebel <jkakele@gmail.com>

Dear Ole
I thought that yesterday’s talking circle at Mike’s site was productive and creative and it gives [...] Read more »

The Maya Kakchiquel Indian group is located in the western highlands of Guatemala.  This group is distinguished by their colorful dress, native language, traditional foods and cultural traditions that they have been practicing for many years; and especially for the art of weaving which Mayan women have been practicing for thousands of years. Despite the [...] Read more »

On Fri, Aug 1, 2008 at 12:44 AM, Khula Dhamma <khuladhamma@gmail.com>wrote: Dearest Friends,
First off… THANK YOU for all your kind and encouraging words in response
to the last update. You have inspired us to add new page to our website
entitled “Guestbook”- a space where all our visitors and volunteers can
share with others their impressions of KDC.
Ask and [...] Read more »

Lincoln,
Thanks for your response. I will do my best to inspire others to join our conversations.
Enjoy your weekend.
Tara Samuel
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Hi
I would like you to know, how much I appreciate your comment. This is the kind of discussion I am trying to generate with my short essays. If we can expand these discussion to [...] Read more »

Island of Peace
Lanza del Vasto and the Community of the Ark
By Mark Shepard
Excerpted and adapted from the book The Community of the Ark, Simple Productions, Arcata, California, 1990; now distributed by Ocean Tree Books, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
For more resources, visit Mark Shepard’s Gandhi Page at
www.markshep.com/nonviolence
Copyright © 1990 Mark Shepard. May be freely copied [...] Read more »

Dear Friends,
We trust you are maintaining equilibrium through these turbulent times…
Indeed so much has changed and shifted since the last update- both at KDE and the world at large.
We had a lovely anniversary celebration with many good friends joining the festivities. It’s always nice to gather here with numerous kindred spirits. It gives us an [...] Read more »

This is the circle of sharing views, ideas, plans, proposals, and issues of human beings who aspire to share their ecological and social commons in a good way.  It is a place to offer ideas and mutual support for eco-village community development, harmonizing, governance, management, and response to needs. Read more »

Khula Dhamma Ecovillage
The name “Khula Dhamma” consists of the Xhosa word “khula”, which means “to grow” and the ancient Eastern word of “Dhamma” which has various spiritual connotations such as “the natural, universal law” and “the path that leads to enlightenment”. Since, as a community, we do not identify ourselves with any one particular philosophy [...] Read more »

Khula Dhamma Update
5 April 2008
Greetings to all our relations!
We trust this update finds you affirming the path of joy and righteousness…
Here at KD we are continually encouraged by the interest and support we are receiving. And we would like to take this opportunity to again express our deep gratitude towards all of you who have [...] Read more »