: He was a key figure alongside Subhash Palekar and Masanobu Fukuoka in promoting natural farming, which works in symbiosis with surrounding ecosystems rather than through chemical intervention.
“I was a seedling in the nursery of endless births. The Lord transplanted me into the field of his feet.” nammalvar books agriculture
: An environmental and spiritual look at restoring the health of the Earth. vanagam.org Practical Implementation Books : He was a key figure alongside Subhash
Any Tamil farmer will tell you that weeding ( kalai eduthal ) is more important than sowing. Weeds grow faster than rice. vanagam
Nammalvar knew that a farmer does not control the rain; the farmer waits for the rain.
Nammalvar famously begins his Tiruvaymoli (1.1.1) with a visceral image of bondage: “uyyum aRivu onRu illai" (There is no knowledge that leads to salvation). He describes the soul trapped in the false ego, lost in the weeds of materialism.
We live in an age of concrete. We have forgotten that our bodies are soil (Genesis 3:19) and that our spirits are rain.