The "United" States of America were founded on the premise of unity—altruism: "One for all and all for one."
Has this ideal worked so far? If not, why not? And how can we reestablish this unity envisioned by our Founding Fathers? This belief in responsibility to one another rather than the divisiveness we see all around us today? The harm—and outright violence and destruction?
My friend, Mike Corrigan, sparked my thinking on the subject more than a decade and a half ago, writing and speaking out as he did on "America's 'Secret' Civil War," which is demonstrably no secret anymore.
What to do? What to do?
After fifty years of research and the development of innovative "counterculture" strategies, I have concluded that the guidance Mahatma Gandhi urged for building world peace—
"We do best to carve out territories or zones of peace where violence and deceit won't be used"—makes the most sense to me. The Black Bear Mountain Village Project is an experiment in such a way of being and living that will teach you how.
Vetting for participation in our Manuscript Class: Season Two, which will teach you how to create and sustain your own small "zone of peace," begins November 1.
Discussion in progress.